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Alvin York was one of the most decorated American soldiers in World War I. He was awarded a Medal of Honor and a French Croix de Guerre for taking a German machine gun nest and assisting in the capture of 132 German soldiers. He married Gracie Loretta Williams on June 7, 1919.
- Gracie Loretta Williams York, wife of Sergeant Alvin C. York - OCLC
Gracie Loretta Williams York, wife of Sergeant Alvin C....
- Gracie Loretta Williams York, wife of Sergeant Alvin C. York - OCLC
1919 newspaper coverage of Alvin York (left) with his mother and his wife, Gracie Williams. York cooperated with journalists in telling his life story twice in the 1920s. He allowed Nashville-born freelance journalist Sam Cowan to see his diary and submitted to interviews.
27 wrz 1984 · Gracie York, widow of World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York, died Thursday at a Nashville hospital, 20 years after her husband's death. She was 84.
Gracie Loretta Williams York, wife of Sergeant Alvin C. York. Subject. York, Gracie Loretta Williams, 1900-1984. York, Alvin C., 1887-1964. Upper Cumberland Region (Tenn.) Fentress County (Tenn.) World War, 1914-1918. Description. Gracie York is sitting on a wooden guard rail post along a country road.
27 wrz 1984 · Grace Loretta (Gracie) York formerly Williams. Born 7 Feb 1900 in Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Francis Asbury Williams and Mary Alice (Pile) Williams. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Alvin Cullum York — married 6 Jun 1919 (to 2 Sep 1964) in Fentress, Tennessee, United States. Descendants.
20 sty 2022 · On June 7, 1919, one week and day after Alvin York had returned from the war, Gracie foreclosed her option and became Mrs. Alvin C. York. The marriage ceremony was performed by Governor A.H. Roberts of Tennessee in the presence of thousands of Tennesseans and well-wishers from surrounding states.
11 lut 2021 · Alvin, who died in 1964, and Gracie, who followed him in 1984, are buried side by side at the Wolf River Cemetery at Pall Mall, Tennessee, not far from the Alvin C. York State Historic Park that continues to pay tribute to his legacy.
