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At war\'s end, the media glo.
Known to generations through Gary Cooper\'s Academy Award-winning portrayal in the 1941 film Sergeant York , York is credited with the capture of 132 German soldiers on October 8, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne region of France -- a deed for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
York (1887--1964) -- devout Christian, conscientious objector, and reluctant Hero of World War I -- is one of America\'s most famous and celebrated soldiers.
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