A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York is taking on water and listing...
Hershel Williams, Medal of Honor, WWII
Moving through intense enemy fire on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945, Corporal Hershel Williams single-handedly destroyed numerous enemy machine-gun positions with his flamethrower. On October 5, 1945, he was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Truman.