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Alvin C. York


Born
in Pall Mall, Fentress county, Tennessee, The United States
December 13, 1887

Died
September 02, 1964


Famed American hero Alvin Cullum York. known as "sergeant York," in World War I single-handedly attacked a German post.

The Army drafted him, and he, swiftly of the most decorated and accomplished soldiers, received the congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic action in the Meuse-Argonne offensive among other notable accolades. An article in the Saturday Evening Post circulated and detailed actions publicly to a large readership. When he returned, largely due public outpouring and celebration greeted him.

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“Life tol'ably queer. You think you've got a grip on it, then you open your hands and you find there's nothing in them.”
― Alvin C. York
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