From the photo caption: "Sergeant Alvin C. York, 328th Infantry, who with aid of 17 men, captured 132 German prisoners; shows hill on which raid took place [October 8, 1918]. Argonne Forest, near Cornay, France., 02/07/1919 " York, who stated on his draft registration card "...Don’t want to fight," would later be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on October 8, 1918.
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