Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams addresses the Commission on the Future of American's Veterans at a town hall-style meeting in the West Virginia House of Delegates chambers in Charleston, W.Va. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. The commission is a private, nonpartisan group, charting a long-term strategy for meeting veterans needs in coming decades. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is shown in the background. 

SOURCE: AP Photo/Bob Bird

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —

Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday. He was 98.

Williams' foundation announced on Twitter and Facebook that he died at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington.

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