This story was written by Time Magazine. I give the short version
In 1949 American Engineers working in oil fields in Middle East mixed Orange Juice and vodka together and shared drinks with Turkish and Balkan men at a bar. The drink was referred to as a "Yankee concoction." The story concludes that one American engineer poured the vodka into the can of juice and mixed it with a screwdriver.
And the name was born. Whatever variation you may here it comes down to the fact that the juice and vodka were mixed with a screwdriver.
Anecdotally, Vodka mixed with Prune Juice is called a PILE DRIVER!!
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