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
In an era of intense racial discrimination, not a single one of the 1.2 million Black Americans who served in the military ...
The Mirror5d
Medals of a war hero who fought in WW1 and WW2 go under the hammer
The medals of the oldest member of The Few ... aged 39. He shot down a German artillery spotter plane and a Messerschmitt 109 fighter while defended allied troops evacuating Dunkirk in 1940.
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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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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 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 ...
The Republic15d
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 ... in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor. It wasn’t until ...