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==World War I==

==World War I==

On April 6, 1917, the United States entered [[World War I]] on the side of the allies.  And on June 5, 1917, York received a draft notice ordering him to join the U.S. forces.  He appealed the draft, explaining that his church abhorred war and prohibited killing of any kind.  His appeal was refused, however, and he was forced to go to [[France]] to protect democracy.  His story of heroism began in Argonne, France.  His squad saw a few German soldiers and ordered them to halt, but they ignored the squad and ran away.  The American squad chased them down and captured them.  Strangely, a German officer came and surrendered his whole squad over to the Americans, even though the small American squad of sixteen was inferior to his.  Then German machine-gunners fired upon the Americans, killing nine of them.  Alvin York shot and killed at least twenty of the Germans.  Then he took the German officer and promised he would be next if the officer did not tell the machine-gunners to surrender.  The officer blew a whistle and all but one of them surrendered.  York shot the final gunner.  In total, York captured 135 Germans with his small squad of nine.  He was praised throughout the world for this feat and declared promoted to sergeant.

On April 6, 1917, the United States entered [[World War I]] on the side of the allies.  And on June 5, 1917, York received a draft notice ordering him to join the U.S. forces.  He appealed the draft, explaining that his church abhorred war and prohibited killing of any kind.  His appeal was refused, however, and he was forced to go to [[France]] to protect democracy.  His story of heroism began in Argonne, France.  His squad saw a few German soldiers and ordered them to halt, but they ignored the squad and ran away.  The American squad chased them down and captured them.  Strangely, a German officer came and surrendered his whole squad over to the Americans, even though the small American squad of sixteen was inferior to his.  Then German machine-gunners fired upon the Americans, killing nine of them.  Alvin York shot and killed at least twenty of the Germans.  Then he took the German officer and promised he would be next if the officer did not tell the machine-gunners to surrender.  The officer blew a whistle and all but one of them surrendered.  York shot the final gunner.  In total, York captured 135 Germans with his small squad of nine.  He was praised throughout the world for this feat and promoted to sergeant.

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