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Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (October 2, 1923 – June 29, 2022) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve warrant officer and United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans service representative who received the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest decoration for valor, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB-4) (formerly USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams (T-ESB-4)) is a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base (ESB), currently in service with the United States Navy. The ship is also a sub-variant of the Montford Point-class expeditionary transfer dock (ESD). [10]
Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Iwo Jima Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from WWII, dies at 98 Skip to main content
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, who died last month at 98 as the last living WWII Medal of Honor recipient, lies in honor Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers ...
Jun. 30—PRINCETON — Flags across West Virginia will soon be gong to half staff after the public was informed Wednesday that West Virginia native Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last surviving ...
Jun. 30—FAIRMONT — One of West Virginia's greatest examples of a life serving others came to an end Wednesday as Hershel "Woody" Williams died at the age of 98. Williams died in the Huntington ...
USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB-4) was named on January 14, 2016, [5] for Hershel W. Williams, a Marine warrant officer and Medal of Honor recipient. Williams died in 2022. USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) was named on April 11, 2016, for Carl M. Levin, a former United States senator from Michigan and chairman of the Senate Armed Services ...
Hershel “Woody” Williams was the last living veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor. Now an effort to build a monument on the National Mall will be named after him.