Corporal Hershel W. (Woody) Williams from Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
Williams served in the Marines and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his "actions above and beyond the call of duty" in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
C. E. Smith with Corporal Hershel W. Williams from Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
'Woody' Williams served in the Marines and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor and actions above the call of duty in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
Photograph taken by Cornelia Ladwig. 1. Earl Sequiera- California 2. Lange Butler- Memphis, Tenn. 3. Jon "Turkey" Hartigan- Ingleside, Ill. 4. John D'A--- - Chicago, Illinois 5. Foss- Cleveland, Ohio 6. Edgar Mueller- St. Louis, MO 7. John Reynolds- Oakland, Calif 8. John Coffland- Cadiz, Ohio 9. Steve Wekhoff- Cleveland, Ohio 10. Phil Honeycutt- Fuquay Springs, N.C.
Cornelia Ladwig, Red Cross recreational director of Clarksburg, W. Va. keeps Pfc. Burton Crawford, left, of Elkins, W. Va. amused. He is one of the many recuperating patients in an evacuation hospital, somewhere in France.
Eagle's Nest Above Cloud, Hitler's Hideout, Near Berchtesgarden, Bavarian Alps, Germany
Date:
1945/08
Description:
Photograph taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, W. Va. Note the German "pillbox" in the foreground used to the defend Hitler's Eagle Nest.
Unidentified man dressed in laborer's clothes, including sturdy boots. This photograph was taken approximately three months after Germany surrendered. Note the unusual pipe the man has in his mouth.