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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

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.

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=1008

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