Alvin C. York
His rifle and pistol, his courage and skill, this one Tennessean silenced a German battalion of 25 machine guns killing 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 in the Argonne Forest of France, October 8, 1918
“What you did was the greatest thing accomplished by any private soldier of all the armies of Europe.” – Marshal Ferdinand Foch.
Felix De Weldon, Sculptor. Monument erected 1968 by Act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee.
We were in Pall Mall Tn and stopped by the York homestead, it was the house that they gave him when he returned from the war. His son and grand son were their and we ended up sitting around BSing with them about Sgt York for about an hour and a half. It was absolutely fascinating to hear the stories he had to tell.
Wow, I bet that was really great…and they actually gave him a house? It made me feel good that Tennessee did everything they could to give him recognition for his service and I found the story very interesting. Did you post a blog on it?