featured Last Medal of Honor holder from World War II to Visit Central Texas: Hershel âWoodyâ Williams The Last Chance To Be With a Man From History
From Staff Reports
May 13, 2021
Imagine how amazing it would have been if your great grandparents could have met Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, who lived to be 95. Think how great it would have been if your grandparents could have met Aaron Daggett, the last general of the Civil War, who died at the age of 100 in 1938.
This weekend you and your family can meet the final living Medal of Honor holder from World War II, U.S. Marine Hershel Woody Williams, by simply coming to the Navarro County Courthouse at noon Saturday May 15.
Push for a State Funeral for World War II Medal of Honor recipients picks up steam
Push for a State Funeral for World War II Medal of Honor recipients picks up steam By Peter Zampa/Gray DC | April 5, 2021 at 3:27 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 4:32 PM
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Millions of American service women and men saved the world from tyranny in World War II, but some went above and beyond in their service. As we cling on to the remaining members of the Greatest Generation there is a widespread push to honor them like never before.
“These are genuine American heroes through and through,” said Keith Hardison, executive director of the Medal of Honor Heritage Center.
The city of Corsicana extends its hospitality through a unique group of ambassadors who stand throughout the town on street corners and in front of key buildings and memorials â permanently.
Corsicanaâs Bronze Sculpture Tour is a life-sized art exhibit that tells stories about the unique individuals who built the cityâs history.
Created by different artists, most of the lifelike sculptures interact with the cityscape: an oil field worker appears to cross a street on his way home; a pastry chef leans over to offer a fruitcake to passersby; and a pet wolf guards the spot where its owner Lyman T. Davis first served his famous Wolf Brand Chili.