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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.
Sep. 15—To date, the Hershel Woody Williams Scholarship Foundation has awarded 142 scholarships totaling $124,000. Williams is the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient from West ...
Sep. 18—HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Giving back has been a post-war mission for Hershel "Woody" Williams, World War II Medal Of Honor recipient. True to his mission, an academic scholarship bearing ...
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 ...
Hershel "Woody" Williams, who was the oldest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, died Wednesday at the age of 98 in Charleston, West Virginia.
The ship was named in honor of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams in an announcement by then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, on 14 January 2016. Williams was a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Battle of Iwo Jima, during World War II. [11]
Hershel W. Williams: Marine Corps Reserve: Corporal: February 23, 1945: 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division: Risked his life attacking the enemy for 4 hours with an M2-2 Portable Flamethrower to minimize unit casualties. The last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II Jack Williams * USNR
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 ...