After the war he returned to Tennessee, where he lived on a farm given him by that state and helped establish an industrial institute and a Bible school for the education of rural youth.
His autobiography, Sergeant York, His Own Life Story and War Diary (ed.
Gracie WilliamsAlvin 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.
Personal life and death.
York and his wife Gracie had ten children, seven sons and three daughters, most named after American historical figures: Infant son (1920, died at 4 days), Alvin Cullum, Jr.
York's life changed, however, when he found faith.
In 1914, York attended a meeting of the Church of Christ in Christian Union and decided to change his life.
He joined the church in 1915 and adopted its strict moral code which forbade violence.
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