Jack Williams (Medal of Honor)

Jack Williams
PhM3c Jack Williams, U.S. Navy Reserve
Medal of Honor recipient
Born(1924-10-18)October 18, 1924
Harrison, Arkansas
DiedMarch 3, 1945(1945-03-03) (aged 20)
Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japanese Empire
Place of burial
Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch United States Navy
Service years1943–1945
RankPharmacist's Mate Third Class
Unit3rd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsMedal of Honor
Purple Heart Medal (2)

Jack Williams (October 18, 1924 – March 3, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action while serving with a Marine Corps infantry unit in World War II. He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on March 3, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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