M
edal of Honor recipient for his courageous act of valor during World War I.
Timeline
Birth- 13/12/1887
Pall Mall (FentressCo),Tn
13/12/1887
1914 - 1918World War I- Ages: 31 - 29 years
Service Start Date
1/01/1917
Service End Date
1/01/1919
Conflict Period
World War I
Rank
Sergeant
Branch
Army
Unit
Company G, 328th Infantry, 82d Division
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 7/06/1919-Age: 32 years
Grace Loretta Williams
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Gender
Male
Medal of Honor: Captures German machine gun nest and 132 Germans
8/10/1918
Medal of Honor: Issued Medal of Honor
31/12/1919
1/09/1964
Death- 2/09/1964
VA Hospital, Nashville(DavidsonCo),Tn
Burial- 5/09/1964
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