Hershel Woodrow - Public domain photogrpaph

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 02, 2016) Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams and his two daughters, Travie and Tracie Ross, were welcomed by many at the keel laying ceremony at the Nassco Shipyard in San Diego. The ceremony dedicated a U.S. Navy ship after the World War II veteran, whos is the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima. The ship being built will serve as the Navy's Second Expeditionary Sea Base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anthony Leite) File# 160802-M-FB653-231