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Sergeant York: An American Hero Turkey is Brittain's account of howDescription by David D. Lee Paperback Alvin C. York went out on a routine patrol an ordinary, unknown American doughboy of the First World War. He came back from no man's land a hero. In a brief encounter on October 8, 1918, during the Argonne offensive, York had killed 25 German soldiers and, almost single handedly, effected the capture of 132 others. Returning to the United States the following spring, he received a tumultuous public welcome and a