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Rank and
organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company G, 328th
Infantry, 82d 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 had 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.
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The
President of the United States