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What happened to the real Sergeant York?
York died at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 2, 1964, of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 76. After a funeral service in his Jamestown church, with Gen. Matthew Ridgway representing President Lyndon Johnson, York was buried at the Wolf River Cemetery in Pall Mall.
What did Alvin York accomplish?
On October 8, 1918, United States Corporal Alvin C. York reportedly kills over 20 German soldiers and captures an additional 132 at the head of a small detachment in the Argonne Forest near the Meuse River in France. The exploits later earned York the Medal of Honor.
Was Sgt York true?
York was a blacksmith who was drafted into the army during WWI. While serving in the 82nd Infantry Division, he took command and captured a total of 132 German soldiers. York was promoted to the rank of sergeant and received the Medal of Honor. His heroic story was told in the film Sergeant York (1941).
What is the story of Alvin C York?
Alvin C. York was an American war hero during WWI. He received a Medal of Honor and his story was told in the film Sergeant York. Born on December 13, 1887, in Pall Mall, Tennessee, Alvin C. York was a blacksmith who was drafted into the army during WWI.
Was Sgt Alvin York real?
Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I.
Where did Alvin York grow up?
Alvin C York grew up in Pall Mall, Tennessee, a small community in the Valley of the Three Forks of the Wolf. He was proud of his home state and its history.
Who was Sgt Alvin York?
He is thought to have been killed in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on Oct. 8, 1918, in France, during World War I. His dog tag was found by a French boy, and given to an American contingent from the Sgt. Alvin C. York Historical Park in Tennessee when they were in France for the World War I Centennial events in 2018.
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