A still from the movie "Sergeant York". Series presented by the Watertown Living History Project. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The film was based on the diary of Sergeant Alvin York. Gary Cooper for the title role. Cooper went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal. The film also won for Best Film Editing and was nominated in nine other categories. True story of a hillbilly sharpshooter drafted in WW1 despite his claim to be a pacifist, who ends up becoming a war hero.
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