Alvin York is one of the most decorated veterans from East Tennessee and was laid to rest at Wolf River Cemetery in 1964. York is a Medal of Honor recipient due to his brave actions in World War I ...

S. war hero No. 1. His name was Alvin Cullum York. Singlehanded, Sergeant York bagged 20 Germans in No Man’s Land, then, with seven of his men, brought in 132 more Germans. By the time the Big ...

Mastriano gives us a good look at York’s life before and after the events that made him ... In addition, Mastriano takes the story of Alvin York beyond the Great War, and we get a look at his efforts ...