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Birth Name: Alvin Cullum York
Born: 13 December 1887 Died: 2 September 1964
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 6' 0"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Gracie Loretta Williams
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Alvin Cullum York, also known as "Sergeant York", was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132. York's Medal of Honor action occurred during the United States-led portion of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France, which was intended to breach the Hindenburg line and force the Germans to surrender. He earned decorations from several allied countries during WWI, including France, Italy and Montenegro. Alvin York's life story wa
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