Hershel Williams, Medal of Honor, WWII

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    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.

    World War II