WWI Tennessee Hero
by admin on Jul.08, 2009, under Historical Heroes
Sgt. Alvin C. York is truly an amazing man. He received these awards for his actions: the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the badge of nobility, and The Congressional Medal of Honor. And he continued to humble about his deeds. I highly recommend reading this account of his accomplishment. This quote from the article pretty much sums it up:
In a sentence: On Oct. 8, 1918, less than year after he joined the army, Alvin C. York, as Corporal York, Company G, 328th
Infantry, 82d Division, A. E. F., during options in the Argonne sector, killed twenty-five Germans, captured 132 prisoners, including a major and several lieutenants, and put out of commission thirty-five machine guns — did it by his “lonesome,” subduing the machine gun battalion with his rifle and automatic pistol.
