M
edal of Honor recipient for his courageous act of valor during World War I.
Timeline
Birth- 13 Dec 1887
Pall Mall (FentressCo),Tn
13 Dec 1887
1914 - 1918World War I- Ages: 31 - 29 years
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1917
Service End Date
1 Jan 1919
Conflict Period
World War I
Rank
Sergeant
Branch
Army
Unit
Company G, 328th Infantry, 82d Division
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 7 June 1919-Age: 32 years
Grace Loretta Williams
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Gender
Male
Medal of Honor: Captures German machine gun nest and 132 Germans
8 Oct 1918
Medal of Honor: Issued Medal of Honor
31 Dec 1919
1 Sept 1964
Death- 2 Sept 1964
VA Hospital, Nashville(DavidsonCo),Tn
Burial- 5 Sept 1964
Wolf River Cemetery, Pall Mall, Tn
Other Facts
Full Name
Alvin York
Also known as
Sergeant York
Full Name
Alvin Cullum York
Mother
Mary Brooks
Father
William York
Social Security
Tennessee
***-**-0348
