He saved 200 lives on D-Day, and was finally honored for his heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s D-Day heroics were cinematic. After his landing craft was hit by a barrage of shell strikes and an ...
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80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops ...
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Black World War II hero finally honored after treating 200 on D-Day
WASHINGTON — Army Medic Waverly Woodson, who treated 200 wounded men on D-Day, was finally awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on Tuesday after a decadeslong push for recognition.
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80 years after D-Day, the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr. Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded ...