Hershel Woodrow Williams, retired Chief Warrant Officer Four and Medal of Honor recipient, salutes as he is introduced to the stage at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Hershel "Woody Returning to the kill zone a fourth time in a Humvee, he exited the vehicle, evaded a hail of bullets and shells to recover three fallen Marines and a Navy corpsman, working alongside then-Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Meyer, who on Sept. 15, 2011, received the Medal of Honor for his own actions in the battle. Robert Emmett O'Malley. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the communist (Viet Cong) forces at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While leading his squad in the assault against a strongly entrenched enemy force, his unit came under intense small-arms fire. With complete disregard for his personal Many Medal of Honor recipients have given interviews detailing their actions which have been posted online. There are also many actual award presentations online. We have linked to these under the alphabetical listings. For a list of recipients born in, accredited to and Medals earned in Virginia, click here: Virginia (updated 30 Dec 2023) Show Caption + Retired U.S. Army Maj. John J. Duffy prepares to receive the Medal of Honor from President Joseph R. Biden in the East Room at The White House in Washington, D.C., July 5, 2022. Lieutenant Edouard Izac, the Last Surviving Medal of Honor Recipient from WWI. By Kris Cotariu Harper, EdD. Medal of Honor Recipient Edouard V. Izac. Edouard Victor Izac was born in Cresco, Iowa in 1891. His father was an immigrant from the Alsatian region of Germany, now France; his mother was daughter of immigrants of the Baden-Wurttemberg presented former Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia with the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony on Tuesday, making him the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the nation's highest valor Published November 11, 2021 at 9:43 AM CST. Listen • 0:41. Retired U.S. Navy hospital corpsman Donald "Doc" Ballard hails from Missouri and is among the 66 still-living Medal of Honor recipients 4xPtt.