WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a 5-foot-6 “force of nature’” in the battle of Iwo Jima and the last remaining Medal of Honor ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Hershel "Woody" Woodrow Williams is a World War II Veteran with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2006 Interview as a Chief Warrant Officer ...

Some of the United State's bravest were honored at Tulsa's Veteran's Park for a Medal of Honor Day ceremony on Saturday. The last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima, Hershel ...

Bryan Casey, the grandson of Hershel “Woody” Williams, accepts an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree on his grandfather’s behalf from Raymona Grant, Veterans Advocate at West Virginia ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Woody Williams discussed his early life in West Virginia and motivation for joining the Marines. Woody Williams discussed his early life in West ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday. He was 98. Williams' foundation announced on Twitter and Facebook ...

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. –A World War 2 veteran was honored in a big way Wednesday morning in Barboursville. Woody’s Grandson Chad Graham during the dedication ceremony The Woody Williams mural sits on a ...

Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University will host a unique celebration of Mountain State World War II veterans in honor of West Virginia Day. The WVU Downtown Library will host a presentation ...

NORFOLK, Va. (April 10, 2025) - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, April 10, 2025. Hershel “Woody” Williams was ...