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To: ItsonlikeDonkeyKong

Lee Marvin in the BIG RED ONE.


As for Sgt. York, his great grandson was in my infantry fire team back in "86." No one in basic training recognized his name, not even the NCO/Officers. York told me that I was the first one to ask him if he was related to Sgt. York of WWI! This was also about the time the anti-aircraft gun was being field tested which was called the SGT. YORK.


104 posted on 05/30/2004 5:55:45 AM PDT by duk
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To: duk

"Lee Marvin in the BIG RED ONE"
Just watched that recently and don't know how I coulod have forgotten it. One of the few post 1960's movies about WW2 worth watching again.


111 posted on 05/30/2004 6:01:40 AM PDT by jaugust (Old Curmudgeon)
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I read a pretty good short biography of Sgt. York a few years ago in a gun magazine.

The movie was surprisingly accurate except for a few minor details. He had more siblings than the movie showed, he used a 1917 Enfield rather than a Springfield and a .45 auto rather than a captured Luger.

I think they purposely changed the pistol because York was violating some regulation by having the .45 and he didn't want that to be shown.

126 posted on 05/30/2004 6:15:42 AM PDT by yarddog
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