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WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in state at US Capitol

Area residents arrive to show their respect before the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams passes by on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Teays Valley, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)

Marine Corps League veterans salute as the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams moves along Interstate 64 on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Teays Valley, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)

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. Williams' foundation announced on Twitter and Facebook that he died at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP, File )

WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in state at US Capitol