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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Alvin York

1887 - 1964

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Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathering 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 prisoners. York's Medal of Honor action occurred during the United States-led portion of the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France, which was intended to breach the Hindenburg line and force the Germans to surrender. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alvin York has received more than 3,416,866 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Alvin York is the 1,172nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,123rd in 2019), the 3,873rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,903rd in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Alvin York ranks 1,172 out of 1,468. Before him are Nina Lobkovskaya, Sidney Smith, Germanus, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, Michael von Melas, and Johann von Aldringen. After him are Gyula Cseszneky, Oku Yasukata, Fritz Darges, James Jesus Angleton, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, and Moritz von Auffenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Alvin York ranks 131. Before him are Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Paula von Preradović, Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia, Hermann Rauschning, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, and Rudolf Beran. After him are Ernst Wiechert, Antonio Moreno, Jānis Rudzutaks, Heino Eller, Sydir Kovpak, and Pavel Postyshev. Among people deceased in 1964, Alvin York ranks 91. Before him are Khawaja Nazimuddin, Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Abbās al-Aqqād, Francisco Canaro, Aloïse Corbaz, and Carel Godin de Beaufort. After him are Charilaos Vasilakos, Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Heinrich von Brentano, Maksym Rylsky, Cedric Hardwicke, and Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alvin York ranks 3,873 out of 18,182. Before him are Neal Stephenson (1959), Tom Bosley (1927), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829), Robert Anton Wilson (1932), Bruce Davison (1946), and Adrienne Rich (1929). After him are Jennifer Tilly (1958), Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Diane Venora (1952), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), Michelle Williams (1980), and Milton George Henschel (1920).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Alvin York ranks 65. Before him are Marc Mitscher (1887), James M. Gavin (1907), John C. Woods (1911), Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887), Wesley Clark (1944), and William Calley (1943). After him are James Jesus Angleton (1917), Walter Short (1880), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), Robert Gould Shaw (1837), and Herman Kahn (1922).

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