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Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98

CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO HERSHEL, NOT HERSCHEL - Law enforcement officers lead a procession for Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Wednesday, June 28, 2022, in Huntington, W.Va. Williams, 98, died Wednesday at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO HERSHEL, NOT HERSCHEL - Law enforcement officers salute as a procession for Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Wednesday, June 28, 2022, in Huntington, W.Va. Williams, 98, died Wednesday at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO HERSHEL, NOT HERSCHEL - Law enforcement officers lead a procession for Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Wednesday, June 28, 2022, in Huntington, W.Va. Williams, 98, died Wednesday at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO HERSHEL, NOT HERSCHEL - Cabell County Courthouse employees pay their respects as law enforcement officers lead a procession for Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Wednesday, June 28, 2022, in Huntington, W.Va. Williams, 98, died Wednesday at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO HERSHEL, NOT HERSCHEL - Cabell County Courthouse employees pay their respects as law enforcement officers lead a procession for Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Wednesday, June 28, 2022, in Huntington, W.Va. Williams, 98, died Wednesday at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO HERSHEL, NOT HERSCHEL - An Army veteran wipes a tear from his eye as a procession for Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Wednesday, June 28, 2022, in Huntington, W.Va. Williams, 98, died Wednesday at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)