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The History Project: Herschel “Woody” Williams

11/23/2022


There is no true measurement for bravery, valor and sacrifice. We know these things when we see them in those special individuals like Hershel “Woody” Williams, the American World War II hero from Quiet Dell, West Virginia, who made a loud roar against the enemy. Awarded the American military’s highest merit, the Medal of Honor, Williams exemplified the greatest of the Greatest Generation and lived to become the last of the World War II honorees. 

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