Alvin C. York Military person

Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was one of the most decorated American soldiers in World War I. He received 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 occurred during the U.S. -led portion of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France, which was part of a broader Allied offensive masterminded by Marshal Ferdinand Foch to breach the Hindenburg line and make the opposing German forces surrender.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 13, 1887
Birth place	Tennessee , Pall Mall Tennessee
Date of death	September 02, 1964
Place of death	Tennessee

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award	Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Legion of Honour Medal of Honor War Merit Cross (Italy) Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Order of Prince Danilo I
military operations	Meuse-Argonne Offensive World War I
military command	7th Regiment Tennessee State Guard
military unit	82nd Airborne Division