80 years after D-Day, family of Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated 200 wounded men — all while small arms and artillery fire pummeled the beach — before collapsing from his injuries and blood loss.
Black D-Day Hero Finally Receives Medal After Family Pushes for Recognition
Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black World War II combat medic, received the Distinguished Service Cross decades after his death.
80 years after D-Day, Black medic's widow receives his medal for heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II.
Family of Black WWII medic finally receives medal for his heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for treating 200 troops under enemy fire on D-Day.
Family of Black World War II combat medic will finally receive his medal for heroism
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 under heavy German fire -- all while injured himself.
Black Maryland medic gets posthumous recognition, medal for D-Day heroism
Waverly Woodson Jr. received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroic actions on D-Day that may have saved 200 lives. But the award came posthumously and only after years of fighting by his family for the honor.
Thanks to Van Hollen, an overlooked D-Day hero is finally honored.
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Black Army medic who saved hundreds on D-Day awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Waverly Woodson Jr., who served in an all-black unit during WWII, has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service ...
He saved 200 lives on D-Day, and was finally honored for his heroism
With a color guard Waverly Woodson never got to see, a National Anthem he would never hear and applause he’d never get to ...
He treated 200 on D-Day | Black World War II veteran from Maryland finally honored
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated 200 men during D-Day — all while he was injured. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) hosted the posthumous ceremony Tuesday.
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80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War ...