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Last Remaining WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Dies at 98
Hershel W Williams the last World War II Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98 in Charleston West Virginia Services announced on social media He earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at Iwo Jima as a 22 year old Marine corporal Williams received the award from President Truman at the White House in 1945 His death prompts reflections on a generation that fought tyranny in World War II.
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Charleston
W.va
Hershel W
Woody” Williams
Iwo Jima
West Virginia
Williams’ Foundation
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Huntington
America
U.S. Defense
Lloyd Austin
Williams
Harry Truman
White House
Hershel “Woody” Williams, Center
U.S
Charles E. Shelton
Smothers Park
Owensboro