Marine Corps League / General W.S. McIlhenny Det #811

Marine Corps League / General W.S. McIlhenny Det #811 An organization for Active, Reserve, Retired, and Veteran U.S. Marines, FMF Corpsman and FMF Chaplains. We meet every 4th Tuesday of the month.

The Marine Corps League is a veterans organization founded to perpetuate the
traditions and spirit of all Marines who proudly wear or have worn the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor of the Corps. There are over 1,000 detachments across the United States. Membership Eligibility includes:
• Marines with honorable active or reserve service in the U.S. Marine Corps for no
less than 90 days activ

e service.
• FMF U.S. Navy Corpsman who have earned the Marine Corps Device and served
no less than 90 days with an active Marine FMF Unit.
• U.S. Navy Chaplains who have earned the FMF Badge and served no less than 90
days with an active Marine FMF Unit. The Esprit de Corps among the membership is embodied by our motto “Semper Fidelis” - “Always Faithful.”

07/01/2022
“Fair Winds and Following Seas”
06/30/2022

“Fair Winds and Following Seas”

"On behalf of all Marines, Sgt. Maj. Black and I are heartbroken to learn of Woody’s passing. From his actions on Iwo Jima to his lifelong service to our Gold Star Families, Woody has left an indelible mark on the legacy of our Corps. As the last of America’s “Greatest Generation” to receive the Medal of Honor, we will forever carry with us the memory of his selfless dedication to those who made the ultimate sacrifice to our great Nation. The Marine Corps is fortunate to have many heroes, but there is only one Woody Williams. Semper Fidelis, Marine." - Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Marine Corps retired CWO4 Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient, passed away early this morning, June 29, 2022. Woody was surrounded by his family at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia.

Born on October 2, 1923, in Quiet Dell, WV, Woody enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve May 26, 1943, and advanced to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4 before his retirement in 1969 after 17 years of service. During WWII, Woody served in New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, and Guam before landing in Iwo Jima where his actions earned him the Medal of Honor.

Today, the Marine Corps pauses to honor Woody’s legacy and contributions to the Corps and fellow Marines.

06/30/2022

A legend has passed: The last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, a veteran from West Virginia named Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, died on Wednesday at the age of 98.

Williams was born on Oct. 2, 1923, and grew up in Quiet Dell. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Battle of Iwo Jima with the 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.

Williams received the Medal of Honor on Oct. 5, 1945, from then-President Harry S. Truman for his “actions, commitment to his fellow service members, and heroism,” the Woody Williams Foundation website says.

Following his service in WWII, Williams worked to serve veterans and their families as a veterans service representative for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 33 years. He also served as the Commandant for the Veterans Nursing Home in Barboursville for almost 10 years and has served on the Governor’s Military Advisory Board for West Virginia.

Williams was named a Distinguished West Virginian in 1980 and in 2013 and is a member of the West Virginia Hall of Fame. The Huntington VA Medical Center was also renamed the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center in his honor in 2018.

In March 2020, the U.S. Navy even commissioned a warship, the USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, in his honor in Norfolk, Virginia.

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