1 of 8 | . FILE - Hershel “Woody” Williams, center, the sole surviving U.S. Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II, poses with fellow Marines at the Charles E. Shelton Freedom Memorial at Smothers Park, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Owensboro, Ky. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022 He was 98. The Snatch Blatch/The City of Los Angeles B-29 crew gathers with Maj. Gen. Willis Hale to honor the terribly burned Staff Sergeant Henry E. “Red” Erwin. There, just one week after his B-29 had nearly burned up from the inside, Erwin was rolled out in a stretcher. He was wrapped entirely in white with slits for his eyes and mouth. John Cary "Red" Morgan (August 24, 1914 – January 17, 1991) was a United States Army Air Forces pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 1943 bombing run over Germany, which also inspired the character of 2nd Lieutenant Jesse Bishop in the novel and film Twelve O'Clock High . Carlton William Barrett. For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944, in the vicinity of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France. On the morning of D-day, Pvt. Barrett, landing in the face of extremely heavy enemy fire, was forced to wade ashore through neck-deep water. Medal of Honor Action Place: Climbach, France Citation For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Then Lieutenant Charles L. Thomas distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 14 December 1944. Van Thomas Barfoot. Details. Rank: Second Lieutenant (rank at time of action: Technical Sergeant) Conflict/Era: World War II. Unit/Command: 3d Platoon, Company L 3d Battalion, 157th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: May 23, 1944. Died: January 17, 1991, Papillton, NE, United States. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (59-351), Arlington, VA. U.S. Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant John Cary Morgan was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. The last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II has passed on from this life at 98 years old.. Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams died Wednesday at 3:15 a.m. at the jOxA.