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Alvin York

1887 - 1964

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Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathering 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 prisoners. York's Medal of Honor action occurred during the United States-led portion of the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France, which was intended to breach the Hindenburg line and force the Germans to surrender. He earned decorations from several allied countries during the war, including France, Italy and Montenegro. York was born in rural Tennessee, in what is now the community of Pall Mall in Fentress County. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alvin York is the 282nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,520th in 2019), the 946th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,613th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Alvin York ranks 282 out of 2,058. Before him are Otto Carius, Otto Günsche, Johannes Blaskowitz, J. E. B. Stuart, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Sun Bin. After him are Omar Bradley, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Otto Liman von Sanders, John Demjanjuk, Hasso von Manteuffel, and Italo Gariboldi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Alvin York ranks 37. Before him are Ruth Benedict, Jack Phillips, August Macke, Wolfgang Köhler, Nikolai Vavilov, and Lothar Rendulic. After him are Alexander Archipenko, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Erich Mendelsohn, Kurt Schwitters, George Pólya, and René Cassin. Among people deceased in 1964, Alvin York ranks 21. Before him are Vasily Grossman, Sigfrid Edström, Gerrit Rietveld, Palmiro Togliatti, Gerald Gardner, and Karl Polanyi. After him are Alexander Archipenko, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Otto Grotewohl, Giorgio Morandi, Alexandre Koyré, and Otto Wille Kuusinen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alvin York ranks 946 out of 20,380. Before him are Vera Rubin (1928), Michael Bloomberg (1942), Melanie (1947), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), and Nancy Pelosi (1940). After him are Thomas A. Steitz (1940), Matt Damon (1970), John Gavin (1931), Les Paul (1915), Jared Diamond (1937), and Ed McBain (1926).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Alvin York ranks 16. Before him are Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), William Halsey Jr. (1882), Benedict Arnold (1741), J. D. Tippit (1924), and J. E. B. Stuart (1833). After him are Omar Bradley (1893), Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887), Ernest King (1878), Paul Tibbets (1915), William D. Leahy (1875), and Matthew C. Perry (1794).

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