Manchin, Capito Introduce Resolution Requesting State Funeral for Last Surviving WWII Medal Of Honor Recipient

May 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), introduced a resolution requesting a state funeral for the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient. There are only three living Medal of Honor recipients remaining from WWII, including West Virginia native and Iwo Jima veteran, Woody Williams. This state funeral would not only recognize their individual service and sacrifice, but would act as a final salute to the Greatest Generation and those who wore the uniform from 1941 to 1945.  

Read the full Press Release as PDF Document: Joe-Manchin-Senate-bill-Press-Release.pdf