American heroes of WWI by Ryne and Anthony https://padlet.com/912171/4ttgtgfea0j2 notable accomplishments from the war en-us 2017-10-24 17:38:32 UTC 2025-11-27 05:24:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Alvin C York 912171 https://padlet.com/912171/4ttgtgfea0j2/wish/200126832
York honed his skills as a crack marksman, a useful talent for use in hunting food for himself and his family - and one put to high effect during the war.


Despite his remarkable reputation for bravery and the win-at-all-costs attitude displayed during his wartime service York was and remained a pacifist.  Following a religious conversion in 1911 - he became lay deacon of a local pacifist sect - he declared himself a convinced pacifist.

]]> 2017-10-24 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/912171/4ttgtgfea0j2/wish/200126832 John J. Pershing 912171 https://padlet.com/912171/4ttgtgfea0j2/wish/200127985 John J. Pershing was born in Laclede, Missouri, on September 13, 1860. He graduated from West Point Academy and went on to fight in the Indian wars as well as the Spanish-American War and the Philippines insurrection. In World War I, he commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe, helping bring an end to the war. He quietly retired after the war and was buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery. 
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