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SGT. ALVIN YORK (1887-1964) MOH PHOTOw/ CHECK SIGNATURE THIS GALLERY AUCTION / STORE ITEM IS A COPY OF A 8 1/2"x 11" BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH WITH A REPRINTED SIGNATURE ON A PERSONAL CHECK. (THE CHECK IS PRINTED WITH THE PHOTO AND NOT SEPARATE)THE PHOTO IS PRINTED ON A HIGH QUALITY GLOSSY WHITE HEAVY DUTY PAPER. THIS ITEM WILL MAKE A PERFECT ADDITION (MOUNTED, MATTED OR FRAMED) TO YOUR OFFICE, DEN, OR LIBRARY. END OF MONTH SHIPPING SPECIAL!! COMBINE PURCHASES OF OTHER REPRINTED PHOTOS AT ONE LOW SHIPPING PRICE OF $2.50...... SO PURCHASE AS MANY AS YOU LIKE FOR A SINGLE SHIPPING PRICE OF $2.50. (USA AND CANADA ). NOTE: THE GREEN WATERMARK "THDT" WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE PHOTO YOU WILL RECEIVE....THIS IS FOR AUCTION SECURITY PURPOSES ONLY. BID NOW! DON'T LET THIS ONE GET AWAY! SEE OVER 200 OTHER REPRINT STORE AUTOGRAPH LISTINGS ON EBAY...TRIVIA: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was a United States soldier, famous for his being both a conscientious objector and a hero in World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 others during the U.S.-led Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France. Alvin Collum York was born to an impoverished farming family in Tennessee on December 13, 1887, the third of eleven children. Up until a few years before the war, York was hard drinking and prone to fighting in saloons. His mother, a member of a pacifist Christian denomination, tried to convince York to change his ways to no avail. However, during a night of heavy drinking when he and a friend got into a fight with other saloon patrons, York's friend was killed. The event shook York so much that he finally followed his mother and became a Christian, no longer fighting or drinking. On June 5, 1917, at the age of 29, Alvin York received a notice to register for the draft. From that day until he arrived back from the War on May 29, 1919, he kept a diary of his activities. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company G, 328th Infantry, 82nd Division. Place and date: Near Chatel-Chehery, France, 8 October 1918. Entered service at: Pall Mall, Tenn. Born: 13 December 1887, Fentress County, Tenn. G.O. No.: 59, W.D., 1919., Citation: After his platoon suffered heavy casualties and 3 other noncommissioned officers had become casualties, Cpl. York assumed command. Fearlessly leading 7 men, he charged with great daring a machinegun nest which was pouring deadly and incessant fire upon his platoon. In this heroic feat the machinegun nest was taken, together with 4 officers and 128 men and several guns. Sergeant York was selected to be a pallbearer for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier when it was created. For his military service York received the following military awards: Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, World War Two Victory Medal, the French Legion of Honor, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm, the Italian Croce di Guerra and the Montenegran War Medal. Alvin York died at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on September 2, 1964, of a cerebral hemorrhage and was buried at the Wolf River Cemetery in Pall Mall. Please visit my About Me page Click Images to Enlarge THE BUYER PAYS A FRAGILE HANDLING PACKAGING AND SHIPPING FEE OF $2.50. THE BUYER FROM OUTSIDE THE US PAYS $3.95 FOR AIR MAIL SHIPPING. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WITH OTHER ITEMS PURCHASED TO REDUCE YOUR SHIPPING EXPENSE (SEE ABOVE SHIPPING SPECIAL) Affordable Auction Management and Image Hosting Solutions @ inkFrog
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