alvin york

Sergeant Alvin York Nickname "Sergeant York" Place of birth Pall Mall, Tennessee Place of death Nashville, Tennessee Place of burial Wolf River Cemetery Pall Mall Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army Rank Corporal (at the time of Medal of Honor action), Sergeant (at end of war), Colonel (Tennessee State Guard WW II rank) Unit 82nd Infantry Division Commands held 7th Regiment, Tennessee State Guard Battles/wars World War I

*Meuse-Argonne Offensive Awards Medal of Honor

Legion of HonorFrench

Croix de GuerreFrench

Croce di Guerra(Italian)

War Medal Montenegro

Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was a United States soldier, famous as a World War I hero. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 others. This action took place during the U.S.-led portion of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France, which was part of a broader Allied offensive masterminded by Marshall Ferdinand Foch to breach the Hindenburg line and ultimately force the opposing German forces to capitulate.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Early years 2 World War I 1917–1918 3 Medal of Honor citation 4 Post-war life 5 Awards 6 Legacy 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links //

Early years Claim of Appeal to being drafted for World War I for Alvin Cullum York.

Alvin Cullum York was born to an impoverished farming family in Tennessee on December 13, 1887, the third of eleven children.[2] Up until a few years before the war, York was a hard drinker and prone to fighting in saloons. His mother, a member of a pacifist Christian denomination, tried to convince York to change his ways to no avail. Then during a night of heavy drinking when he and a friend got into a fight with other saloon patrons, York's friend was killed. The event shook York so much that he finally followed his mother and became a Christian, no longer fighting or drinking. On June 5, 1917, at the age of 29, Alvin York received a notice to register for the draft. From that day until he arrived back from the War on May 29, 1919, he kept a diary of his activities.[3]

York belonged to a Christian denomination the Church of Christ in Christian Union which, despite having no specific doctrine of pacificism, discouraged warfare and violence.[4] According to documentation (see image), York did apply for CO status but was not approved.

World War I 1917–1918

York enlisted in the United States Army and served in Company G, 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Discussion of the Biblical stance on war with his company commander, Captain Edward Courtney Bullock Danforth (1894–1974) of Augusta, Georgia and his Battalion Commander, Major Gonzalo Edward Buxton (1880–1949) of Providence, Rhode Island, eventually convinced York that warfare