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Sergeant York Returns To His Beloved Valley
Sgt Alvin C York, war hero of Argonne, dies in Nashville at 76 from a urinary tract infection. President Johnson leads tributes. funeral planned at York's Chapel in Jamestown with 82nd Airborne escort. York's life includes objector to soldier, Medal of Honor winner, and longtime Tennessee farmer.
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York
Pall Mall
Tenn
Alvin C. York
Green Valley
Three Forks
Johnson
Nashville
Veterans Hospital
York's Chapel
Wolf River
Cumberland Mountains
Harold J. Johnson
3Rd Army
82Nd
Lord Jesus
Argonne Forest
Frank Clement
State Capitol
George
Gracie
George York
Stockton
Jamestown
Cumberlands
Battle of
Argonne
John J. Pershing
America
Ferdinand Foch
Gary Cooper
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Sam Rayburn
Joe Evins
D-Tenn
Halleck du Pont
Wilmington
Del
82Nd Airborne Division