Corporal+York



On October 8th, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on the Germans, in World war one, Corporal Alvin York's patrol was trying to take over a German machine gun nest when most of his troop was taken out. All of the other troops took cover, but by himself York pushed on. By himself he was able to kill 25 machine gunners and captured 132 soldiers. York received the Congressional Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre. He died in 1964.

information provided by: Prentice Hall American Pathways to the Present Modern American History (page:431)

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