deaths
June 29, 2022
Hershel W. Williams, American Marine Corps warrant officer, last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II (born 1923)
Hershel W. Williams
Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams 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.
June 29
June 29 is the 180th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 185 days remain until the end of the year.