Hershel Woodrow Williams

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Woody_Williams
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Combat_Action_Ribbon
gptkb:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Donel_C._Kinnard_Memorial_State_Veterans_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:conflictParticipated gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1923-10-02
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2022-06-29
gptkbp:enlistmentDate 1943-05-26
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hershel_Woodrow_Williams
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hershel Woodrow Williams
gptkbp:knownFor last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II
last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:memorialsNamedAfter gptkb:USS_Hershel_"Woody"_Williams_(ESB-4)
gptkb:Woody_Williams_Foundation
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank Chief Warrant Officer 4
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Quiet_Dell,_West_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Huntington,_West_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:postRetirementRole gptkb:public_speaker
advocate for Gold Star Families
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:retired 1969
gptkbp:serviceNumber 418386
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruby_Williams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hershel_W._Williams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6