Hershel Williams EARNED the Medal of Honor during combat on Iwo Jima during WWII. #WWII #WWIIHeroes #militaryhistory | Military History

#OTD in 1945, Cpl. Hershel “Woody” Williams earned the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima while serving with 3rd Marine Division. Williams, 98, is the only surviving Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. In 2020, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) ,a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base, was commissioned in his honor. #SemperFi #USMCHistory #MedalOfHonor #MarinesOfTheCorps | U.S. Marine Corps

CWO4 Hershel “Woody” Williams, the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, was honored at Memorial services in Charleston, W. Va. Family, friends, fellow Marines, and people from all over the country came to pay respects to Woody while he lay in state at the State Capitol Rotunda, July 2 and 3. A State Memorial Service in Woody’s honor was held at the State Culture Center Theater on the afternoon of July 3. The service included several tributes, including special remarks by the C