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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. [1]
Sergeant York is a 1941 American biographical film about the life of Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I.Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper in the title role, the film was a critical and commercial success, and became the highest-grossing film of 1941.
The M247 Sergeant York DIVAD (Division Air Defense) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by Ford Aerospace in the late 1970s. Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar-directed Bofors 40 mm rapid-fire guns.
Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress and vaudevillian, who during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in films such as High Sierra (1941), Sergeant York (1941) and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park is a state park in Pall Mall, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.Situated along the Wolf River, the park contains the farm and gristmill once owned by decorated World War I soldier Alvin C. York (1887–1964), who lived in the Pall Mall area for his entire life.
In 1941, he portrayed the brother of Gary Cooper in the war drama Sergeant York under the direction of Howard Hawks. He is also famous for giving Shirley Temple her first romantic onscreen kiss, in the film Miss Annie Rooney. Moore served in the United States Army during World War II.
Sergeant York pictured during the state funeral of Ronald Reagan in 2004. Sergeant York (formerly Allaboard Jules ) is a retired horse that was previously owned by the United States Army . An American Standardbred , Sergeant York was foaled April 25, 1991 and reared as a racehorse in New York under the name Allaboard Jules.
Sergeant York, a 1941 biographical film about Alvin C. York; Sergeant York (horse) M247 Sergeant York, a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon; Sgt. York Trophy, a trophy in American football; York (explorer), a slave who was a key participant in the Lewis and Clark expedition who was posthumously granted the rank of honorary sergeant in the ...