State funeral proposed for Pendleton-trained vet, last WWII Medal of Honor hero
OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Days after his passing, a push is now underway to honor a Camp Pendleton-trained Marine veteran, who was the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
“He was symbol of a generation that is passing the torch,” said John Raughter, spokesperson for the American Legion.In February 1945, he and his unit landed at Iwo Jima. Days later, he went ahead of his unit and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. In the decades that followed, he became an advocate for veterans. He founded a nonprofit that helped create Gold Star memorials .The American Legion is now petitioning the White House and members of Congress to have Williams lie in state in the Capitol rotunda.
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