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.
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“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” he said of the German 88mm guns ... Black Americans who served in ...
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Family of Black WWII medic finally receives medal for his heroism
“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” he said of the German 88mm guns ... in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor. It wasn't until the ...
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Black World War II hero from Maryland 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. Woodson's ...
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80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” he said of the German 88mm guns ... in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor. It wasn't until the ...
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80 years after D-Day, family of Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
"The tide brought us in, and that's when the 88s hit us," he said of the German 88mm guns ... served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor. It wasn't until the ...
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80 years after D-Day, the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” he said of the German 88mm guns ... in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor. It wasn't until the ...