Suggested edit: Son of Sgt Alvin & Gracie York
Husband of Margaret
Father of Angela, Jeff, Judith & Patsy
Constable Thomas York was shot and killed while investigating an accident on U.S. Highway 127 near Jamestown, Tennessee in Fentress County. A man notified Constable York of the accident while the constable was at home in bed. Constable York met the man and began to drive to the accident scene when some sort of trouble started between the two men.
Constable York stopped the car and both men began to struggle on the side of the road. Constable York shot the suspect three times but the man was able to gain control of Constable York's service weapon and shot him in the head, killing him. The suspect also succumbed to his wounds at the scene of the shooting.
Constable York was the son of U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin C. York, the famous American hero of World War I. Thomas had served in the US Air Force and was survived by his wife and four children. He is buried in Wolf River Cemetery, Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee.
Contributor: Nevada Bob (46585999)
Suggested edit: Son of Sgt Alvin & Gracie York
Husband of Margaret
Father of Angela, Jeff, Judith & Patsy
Constable Thomas York was shot and killed while investigating an accident on U.S. Highway 127 near Jamestown, Tennessee in Fentress County. A man notified Constable York of the accident while the constable was at home in bed. Constable York met the man and began to drive to the accident scene when some sort of trouble started between the two men.
Constable York stopped the car and both men began to struggle on the side of the road. Constable York shot the suspect three times but the man was able to gain control of Constable York's service weapon and shot him in the head, killing him. The suspect also succumbed to his wounds at the scene of the shooting.
Constable York was the son of U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin C. York, the famous American hero of World War I. Thomas had served in the US Air Force and was survived by his wife and four children. He is buried in Wolf River Cemetery, Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee.
Contributor: Nevada Bob (46585999)
Family Members
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Infant Son York
1920–1920
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Baby Boy York
1920–1920
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Alvin Cullum York Jr
1921–1983
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George Edward Buxton York
1923–2018
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Woodrow Wilson York
1925–1998
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Samuel Huston "Sam" York
1928–1929
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Andrew Jackson York
1930–2022
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Betsy Ross York Lowrey
1933 – unknown
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Mary Alice York Franklin
1935–1994
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Infant Girl York
1940–1940
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