![]() Bernard Early, and the men who served under him finally get the credit they deserve for their actions on a French battlefield during World War I. Kevin Early (left) and Robert D’Angelo are hoping their ancestor, Sgt. Alvin York: The Other Sixteen (Texas A&M University Press, December 2022). Gregory Jr.’s Unraveling the Myth of Sgt. Recently his case received a significant boost with the publication of James P. He has walked around the legendary battlefield in northeastern France, searching for evidence. And they did.”ĭ’Angelo’s passion is evident on this subject, this quest: gaining full recognition for Early and the 15 others who were so long ignored in the wake ofĭ’Angelo has been researching this since 2006. “He did not participate in a ‘one-man show.’ How would you feel if the story went on saying, ‘You did nothing but hide behind a tree?’ ”ĭ’Angelo says of the 16 soldiers, including Early, who were fighting the Germans alongside York: “They almost had to speak up. ![]() ![]() “Everyone in New Haven thought the same thing: Uncle Bernie participated to a much greater degree on that day,” D’Angelo says. ![]()
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