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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[12] [18] In August 2017, Byers joined fellow Medal of Honor recipient Hershel W. Williams at the launching ceremony for a ship named after Williams. [19] In May 2018, Byers was selected for promotion to master chief petty officer ; [ 20 ] during that same month Byers was in attendance when Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt Slabinski ...
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 ]
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.