Posted on 06/29/2022 11:00:04 AM PDT by luvie
Hershel "Woody" Williams, America's last surviving World War II veteran to have received a Medal of Honor, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday morning.
Williams, 98, was the last of the 473 American service members who received a Medal of Honor in WWII. Williams spent his final days with family at a hospital in his home state of West Virginia. Family members called on Americans to pray for him on Tuesday.
"As he lives out his last days, we welcome and appreciate any additional prayers lifted up on behalf of Woody and his family," his family said in a statement on his condition at the time.
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I believe my second uncle Hiroshi Miyamura is now the oldest living recipient at age 96. Awarded for action in Korea.
God rest your soul, Soldier.
In that pic it looks like he has an Army Good Conduct medal as well.
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RIP, hero.
Rest in peace, Mr. Williams.
Job well done. Life well lived.
They fought for American freedom. Now it looks in shambles.
The picture is of someone else who was awarded the Army MOA along with a SS which would explain the CIB — trust the DM to mess things up.
Just went and read about Hiroshi. Sounds like a great man!
MOA = MoH
The picture is of Charles H. Coolidge — here’s a link to his wiki page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Coolidge
ping to you
Looks like the DailyMail is as accurate with this as it is with their Ukraine reporting.
Williams said he didn’t recall any of what he had done that day. It was all a blur.
He was definitely “in the zone.”
And at cookouts, I’ll bet he was pretty good on the grill.
Thank you.
The true patriots are leaving us. I used to think of them as old. Now I think of them as a little beyond middle aged.
I constantly see Death around the corner. That guy will have to wait 3 or 4 decades if I have any say (and I do).
The difference between young and old is when you see that SOB.
Just went and read about Hiroshi. Sounds like a great man!
He is. Very low key and humble person.
One story that came out in the past few years was he saved the life of his wounded buddy while being taken to the POW camp. At the POW camp he just subjected to extra brutal treatment by the North Korean guards because he was of Japanese heritage.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3382080/posts
FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Hershel “Woody” Williams ~ 11 January 2016
Lot photos and data in the thread in his honor
Had a friend whose dad was WW2 vet. He operated a flamethrower. Said his dad could not eat BB Que.
Prayer’s up.
Thanks for posting.
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