Won the Congressional Medal of Honor
Sgt. York won the Medal of Honor for his bravery in WWI.
I would say no....because by the time Audie Murphy won the medal of honor Alvin York was in declining health due to strokes.
Alvin C. York is one of the most decorated soldiers from World War I. Expert rifleman from Tennessee. Awarded the Medal of Honor for killing 28 and capturing 132 Germans. His birthplace is in Pall Mall, Tennessee and you can view it at the Alvin C. York State Park.
Sergeant Alvin York did NOT receive a Purple Heart Medal for service in WWI because the medal did not exist at that time. It wasn't resurrected until the early 1930's.
York destroyed several German machine-gun nests and charged a German position with only a pistol
York destroyed several German machine-gun nests and charged a German position with only a pistol
I believe that Alvin York married Gracie Williams.
Alvin York was born on December 13, 1887.
Alvin York was born on December 13, 1887.
alvin york had 7 kids
Alvin C. York was born in the year of 1887.