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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.
Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday. He was 98.
As a young Marine corporal, Hershel W. 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.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, whose heroics under fire over