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To: ZinGirl

I think Sgt. York was accurate in general but a lot of the details were wrong. For instance in the movie he had a brother and sister but in actuality came from a very large family.

Minor errors I can think of off hand are they had him use a Luger instead of the correct 1911 and a Springfield while he actually used a 1917 Enfield.

I bet there are a lot of other odds and ends that are wrong but in general it is right.


66 posted on 11/07/2014 6:14:45 PM PST by yarddog (G)
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To: yarddog

thanks.....yup...came across all that in reading about him. I reckon the movie changed in bits which the director knew would translate better on the screen. Glad to know others are aware of Sgt York’s contributions. :)


71 posted on 11/07/2014 6:18:06 PM PST by ZinGirl (kids in college....can't afford a tagline right now)
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