Unraveling the Myth of Sgt. Alvin York
Gregory, James Patrick![Unraveling the Myth of Sgt. Alvin York](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/388/38823115/CHSBZCOP0338823115.jpg)
On October 8, 1918, seventeen soldiers from the 82nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, led by acting Sgt. Bernard Early, flanked a German machine gun nest that had inundated their unit with withering fire. In this sneak attack, they successfully surprised and captured more than 80 German soldiers before an unseen machine gun suddenly opened fire and killed six men. Acting Cpl. Alvin York, a member of the patrol, received the credit for t...