Sergeant Alvin C York, American soldier, WW1
Sergeant Alvin Cullum York (1887-1964), American soldier, one of the most decorated of the First World War. Seen here on the hill in the Argonne Forest, near Cornay, France, where he took part in a raid on 8 October 1918 when 132 German prisoners were captured. (The photograph was taken after the war had ended.)
Picture No
10529300
Media ID
48014801
Size
5076px x 3947px
(2.7MB)
Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
1919
