U.S. Marine Corps veteran Hershel W. 'Woody' Williams, the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died on 29 June. He was 98. A native of West Virginia, Williams garnered the nation's highest military honor 'for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as demolition sergeant serving with the 21st Marines, 3d Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 23 February 1945,' according to his Medal of Honor citation.

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