Grave of Sgt. Alvin C. York

This grave is located on Wolf River Cemetery. Sgt. Alvin Cullum York was one of the most decorated soldiers in World War I. On 8 October 1918, in the Argonne Forest in France, he managed on his own to eliminate a German machine gun unit and killed over 20 Germans, with only his rifle and a pistol. The German officer responsible for the machine gun position had emptied his pistol while firing at York, but failed to hit him. This officer then offered to surrender and York accepted. In total 4 officers, 128 soldiers and 35 machineguns surrendered.
For this action he was awarded a dozen medals including the Medal of Honor. After the war he led a quiet life and died on 2 September 1964.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Brent Moore