Hershel W. Williams Quotes

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1923–2022)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (October 2, 1923 – June 29, 2022) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve warrant officer and United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans service representative who received the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest decoration for valor, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Williams was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.

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Birth Name: Hershel Woodrow Williams

Also Known As: Woody

Alternative Names: Woody Williams • Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams • Hershel "Woody" Williams • Hershel Williams

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Everyone has some instinct of bravery. As long as you can control the fear, you can be brave.

I didn't earn it. I wear it for those Marines who lost their lives protecting mine.