National WWII Museum Marks Veterans Day with Centenarian Medal of Honor Recipient Royce Williams

NEW ORLEANS — At 11 a.m. on November 11, the National WWII Museum held its Veterans Day ceremony at the US Freedom Pavilion, co-hosted with the City of New Orleans and the Mayor's Military Advisory Committee, with seven World War II veterans in attendance.

Capt. Elmer "Royce" Williams, a 100-year-old World War II veteran and Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, addressed the ceremony. Mayor Helena Moreno also spoke and presented the Mayor's Military Advisory Committee Veteran of the Year award to retired Rear Adm. James D. Olson.

The museum offered free admission to veterans that day. Located in New Orleans, the National WWII Museum is the congressionally designated national museum of World War II.

Source: The National WWII Museum

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