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.
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 ...
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Decades After D-Day, Family of Black WWII Combat Medic Receives His Medal of Heroism
"The tide brought us in, and that's when the 88s hit us," he said of the German 88mm guns ... of the 1.2 million Black ...
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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 ... who served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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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Padres’ catcher honors grandfather’s World War II achievements
WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka still keeps a picture of himself and his grandfather. In the photo, ...
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Family of Black World War II combat medic will finally receive his medal for heroism
“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” he said of the German 88mm guns ... who served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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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 ... who served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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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 ... who served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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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 ... who served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor.