Love these posts. You realize that the pacifist and objector end up the greatest Military heroes to their fellow soldiers and themselves... when the cards are down and time for real acton. York, Desmond T Doss, and Audie Murphy who when you saw him thought he could not fight his way out of a wet paper sack. 19 years old when he was awarded his CMH.
It was too bad York was lied to about fighting for freedom, Most americans knew nothing about what was going on in Europe and what the jews were trying to do there, Killing the rulers of eastern countries was one thing on their agenda, too bad York did nothing to save their freedoms
@germanysjim You're an asshole. Jews fought FOR GERMANY in WW1 and then were nothing but scapegoats for Hitler and later for Stalin after the war and now for leftists, commies, nazis and islamists and other turds like you now.
Limpdicks like you blame everything YOU FUCK UP on the "da joos".
Why don't you you crawl back under the rock you came out of. Too bad you weren't there in Germany when my father got there towards the end of the war, he killed enough Nazis, too bad he missed you.
I know Hitler was a Simple little Corporal in WWI ....but not a Major Target...SGT YORK would have not have marched on looking for Hitler himself. Unlike Every Soldier in WWII serving in Europe who knew his face and would have loved to have been the One to have Blown his brains out . My reply was about the original poster who implied that SGT York should have specifically continued on to kill Hitler himself. SGT York had no reason to Hunt down the Little Corporal and Kill him in WWI
Dear person who thinks they know everything, but is just another youBOOB. I am referring to Hitler's heroic service for Germany in the trenches themselves. He was in the War, So, technically, he may have had a shot at Hitler. Hitler won an Iron Cross. He also began to exhibit his uncanny ability to get out of trouble. He was in a trench with about 7 other guys eating, all at once he felt he "had to get out"&quickly ran away, Seconds later the trench was blown to bits, everybody dead. Devils luck
I love this brave soldier. I love the movie "Sgt. York" with Gary Cooper. Excellent! One of the few historically correct and Christian movies on the market. You can get it at Best Buy.
what a shot! he shoulda kept shooting all the way back to Germany and got Hitler. Oh well, if he did, we wouldn't have the History or Miltary channel. ;)
@jpstodwftexas from texas hey, well we all know about the school system there. Hitler was a runner on the battle field in WW I. Probably not where this guy had a chance to shoot, the concept is valid.
Hitler served as a Corporal in WW ONE, jESUS, don't you guys watch the Military channel? WTF is all your problems. you all seem so SMART but your all a bunch of fucking dummies. eat me.
Small time. Alvin York killed 25 men. The Medal of Honor was harder to get in WW2. John Basilone had to hold up and kill about 3000 men. That is 120 times the number killed by Alvin York. Think of it. For each man Alvin York killed, Basilone got 120.
@SugarTomAppleRoger Please don't try to marginalize or degrade the bravery of Sgt. York with numbers. You don't mention the hundreds of American soldiers that were cut down by the machine guns that York faced, and silenced. Nor do you give credit for his savvy in capturing so many, and bringing them back alive for interrogation. There was no finer soldier, then or now.
this man is a true American hero he and many others who served in the "Great War" should be credited with more than they are now as you may know when America entered this war our doughboys made a difference in ending the war sooner rather than later. trench warfare wasn't very pretty and attributed to allot of great brave souls dying. lets not forget the great hero's of this war may they all R.I.P.
Custer, Jackson, right on back to Washington. I guess the best way to measure it today is this. I watched the move Sgt. York with my son a couple weeks ago(TCM). He liked it so much said we should buy it on DVD. Checked that out and found that it cost $24.95! for a movie made over 50 years ago that speaks volumes! Sgt York is still popular
A real MOH hero. This is a great American like Douglas MacArthur, andther MOH hero. The Band of Brothers Easy Company heroes at Bastogne are even more heroic.
Love these posts. You realize that the pacifist and objector end up the greatest Military heroes to their fellow soldiers and themselves... when the cards are down and time for real acton. York, Desmond T Doss, and Audie Murphy who when you saw him thought he could not fight his way out of a wet paper sack. 19 years old when he was awarded his CMH.
mgwilliams1000 7 months ago
It was too bad York was lied to about fighting for freedom, Most americans knew nothing about what was going on in Europe and what the jews were trying to do there, Killing the rulers of eastern countries was one thing on their agenda, too bad York did nothing to save their freedoms
germanysjim 7 months ago
@germanysjim You're an asshole. Jews fought FOR GERMANY in WW1 and then were nothing but scapegoats for Hitler and later for Stalin after the war and now for leftists, commies, nazis and islamists and other turds like you now.
Limpdicks like you blame everything YOU FUCK UP on the "da joos".
Why don't you you crawl back under the rock you came out of. Too bad you weren't there in Germany when my father got there towards the end of the war, he killed enough Nazis, too bad he missed you.
jpeditor 6 months ago
@jpeditor oh I see, then the bankers, the movie moguls, the entertainment industrys, the newspaper owners, just looked like jewss?
germanysjim 6 months ago
Henry Lincoln Johnson was a brave hero too but nobody knows about him.
capnhands 10 months ago
☺ Alvin C York is pretty cool!!!
ChurchsofChrist 1 year ago
I know Hitler was a Simple little Corporal in WWI ....but not a Major Target...SGT YORK would have not have marched on looking for Hitler himself. Unlike Every Soldier in WWII serving in Europe who knew his face and would have loved to have been the One to have Blown his brains out . My reply was about the original poster who implied that SGT York should have specifically continued on to kill Hitler himself. SGT York had no reason to Hunt down the Little Corporal and Kill him in WWI
jpstodwftexas 1 year ago
Dear person who thinks they know everything, but is just another youBOOB. I am referring to Hitler's heroic service for Germany in the trenches themselves. He was in the War, So, technically, he may have had a shot at Hitler. Hitler won an Iron Cross. He also began to exhibit his uncanny ability to get out of trouble. He was in a trench with about 7 other guys eating, all at once he felt he "had to get out"&quickly ran away, Seconds later the trench was blown to bits, everybody dead. Devils luck
btwall60 1 year ago
If you click around, you can read York's diary on-line; he was a thoroughly decent and thoughtful man.
SatchmoSings 1 year ago
and a very humble man
eaglemike1515 1 year ago
thank you for all your positve comments
TheSanders008 1 year ago
I love this brave soldier. I love the movie "Sgt. York" with Gary Cooper. Excellent! One of the few historically correct and Christian movies on the market. You can get it at Best Buy.
reginaDexant 1 year ago
This is an AMERICAN HERO...
he really was a GOOD MAN
who loved his COUNTRY
and fought for ALL OF US...
lindapittsburgh 1 year ago
This man is the very vision of Americans. His values and beliefs are a credit to this nation. I'm proud to call him one of my countrymen.
fatkinson1954 1 year ago 2
what a shot! he shoulda kept shooting all the way back to Germany and got Hitler. Oh well, if he did, we wouldn't have the History or Miltary channel. ;)
btwall60 1 year ago
@btwall60
Get your wars Straight Fool. Hitler was WWII nor WW I
jpstodwftexas 1 year ago
@jpstodwftexas from texas hey, well we all know about the school system there. Hitler was a runner on the battle field in WW I. Probably not where this guy had a chance to shoot, the concept is valid.
upyourtube123 1 year ago
@jpstodwftexas Get YOUR wars Straight Fool. Hitler was a runner, a corporal, in WWI, and we all know what he did later on in WWII.
cosmicgorilla113 1 year ago
@cosmicgorilla113
thanks for the backup.
btwall60 1 year ago
@jpstodwftexas
Hitler served as a Corporal in WW ONE, jESUS, don't you guys watch the Military channel? WTF is all your problems. you all seem so SMART but your all a bunch of fucking dummies. eat me.
btwall60 1 year ago
@btwall60 Uh, Hitler wasn't running Germany in the First War; Germany was ruled by an Emperor.
SatchmoSings 1 year ago
Small time. Alvin York killed 25 men. The Medal of Honor was harder to get in WW2. John Basilone had to hold up and kill about 3000 men. That is 120 times the number killed by Alvin York. Think of it. For each man Alvin York killed, Basilone got 120.
SugarTomAppleRoger 1 year ago
@SugarTomAppleRoger Please don't try to marginalize or degrade the bravery of Sgt. York with numbers. You don't mention the hundreds of American soldiers that were cut down by the machine guns that York faced, and silenced. Nor do you give credit for his savvy in capturing so many, and bringing them back alive for interrogation. There was no finer soldier, then or now.
joepilot48 1 year ago 2
hero
MrSkegman 2 years ago
that dude straight up went beast mode
champ4lyf3 2 years ago
this man is a true American hero he and many others who served in the "Great War" should be credited with more than they are now as you may know when America entered this war our doughboys made a difference in ending the war sooner rather than later. trench warfare wasn't very pretty and attributed to allot of great brave souls dying. lets not forget the great hero's of this war may they all R.I.P.
latinluigi 2 years ago 4
That, children, is a man.
AlabamaSoldier 2 years ago
one of many of tennessees military heros. pall mall tn
highcountry74 2 years ago
Sgt York was a rare breed. May God Bless him and all of his family. He was a real American.
TulipXX 2 years ago 25
Well said, my friend.
rickd248 2 years ago
He is right up there with Teddy Rossevelt,
Custer, Jackson, right on back to Washington. I guess the best way to measure it today is this. I watched the move Sgt. York with my son a couple weeks ago(TCM). He liked it so much said we should buy it on DVD. Checked that out and found that it cost $24.95! for a movie made over 50 years ago that speaks volumes! Sgt York is still popular
pigmanobvious 2 years ago 3
We need more people like him. Not crazy sociopaths. Peacemakers.
kfinnguy 2 years ago 22
im a relative and i will be a sgt. to
matthew243723564543 2 years ago
to matthew243723564543:
How are you related to him? Because He's my 4th cousin.
denimchiq87 2 years ago
he captured more than a 100 soldiers
SmileyLove101 2 years ago
Smiley: Sgt. York captured 132 German soldiers to be precise.
Contrary56 2 years ago
A real MOH hero. This is a great American like Douglas MacArthur, andther MOH hero. The Band of Brothers Easy Company heroes at Bastogne are even more heroic.
swanningaround 3 years ago 3
greatest american hero of ww1 another fine tennessean who have gave there all for there country.
highcountry74 3 years ago 5
one of the true American Heroes
OrigLanceR 3 years ago 5
In his own words...He "TEACHED" them off...
NAVYMU1RET 3 years ago
Yes...there are a number of errors in this report..starting with the actual date of York's heroics....8 October 1918...not 5 October.
aquacave 3 years ago
i thought it was he killed 20 and caught over 130 prisoners
daragh89 4 years ago
yea thats true .he also sniped like 17 stationary turret gunmen
yamadrumma 4 years ago
i though he captured 107 prisoners so many lies
Sm0KeNHaZe 3 years ago