Jim Phaserman 0 Posted May 30, 2004 I found so much on him, there is too much to compress and post, so I will just post the Citation for his Medal of Honor. Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company G, 328th Infantry, 82d Division. Place and date: Near Chatel-Chehery, France, 8 October 1918. Entered service at: Pall Mall, Tenn. Born: 13 December 1887, Fentress County, Tenn. G.O. No.: 59, W.D., 1919. Citation: After his platoon had suffered heavy casualties and 3 other noncommissioned officers had become casualties, Cpl. York assumed command. Fearlessly leading 7 men, he charged with great daring a machine gun nest which was pouring deadly and incessant fire upon his platoon. In this heroic feat the machine gun nest was taken, together with 4 officers and 128 men and several guns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vulcan IDIC 0 Posted May 30, 2004 (edited) Yes, one of the most decorated heroes of WWI. There was a movie made of him starring Gary Cooper. It's a very good movie. He did not want to go into the Army at all and was actually considering being a conscientious objector, but he went in anyways. He was not fond of killing people at all even in war and that's why he wound up capturing a lot of the men. It's a pretty amazing story for those who haven't read about it before. Edited May 30, 2004 by Vulcan IDIC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
