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 World War II hero from Maryland finally honored after treating 200 on D-Day
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.
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.
80 years after D-Day, the family of a Black World War II combat medic who later lived in Maryland receives his heroism medal
Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s 95-year-old widow was presented Tuesday with the Distinguished Service Cross he was awarded posthumously for his extraordinary heroism.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Thanks to Van Hollen, an overlooked D-Day hero is finally honored.
Chris Van Hollen completed his nine-year effort to have the U.S. Army fully recognize the valor of African American D-Day ...
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Bedford, Virginia, is well known for the tremendous toll taken on the town by the events of the D-Day Invasion during World War II.
80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is being honored ...