앨빈 요크

소개

앨빈 요크(Alvin Cullum York, 1887년 12월 13일 ~ 1964년 12월 13일) 또는 요크 상사(Sergeant York)는 제1차 세계 대전의 미국 육군 병사들 가운데 한 명이었다. 그는 최소 기관총 한 대를 빼앗고 최소 25명의 적군을 사살하고 132명을 포획하는 등 독일군 기관총 소굴을 공격하는데 앞장선 공로로 명예 훈장을 받았다.

Alvin Cullum York, 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, in which he intended to breach the Hindenburg line and force the Germans to surrender. He earned decorations from several Allied countries during the war, including France, Italy, and Montenegro.