What award did the sergeant which the M247 is named after win?
M247 Sergeant York The M247 Sergeant York DIVAD (Division Air Defense) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by Ford Aerospace in the late 1970s. Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar-directed Bofors 40 mm rapid-fire guns. The vehicle was named after Sergeant Alvin York, a famous World War I hero.
Reginald Hayward (VC) Reginald Frederick Johnson Hayward, (17 June 1891 – 17 January 1978) was a British Army officer and a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces.