Hershel Williams
United States Marine Medal of Honor winner
Died when: 98 years 270 days (1184 months)Star Sign: Libra
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.
Williams was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
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