Charleston Gazette-Mail2d
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 ...
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 ...
Delaware County Daily Times27d
WWII combat veteran recounts experience at D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration
Ed said all of his fellow WWII veterans were D-Day survivors. He was the only WWII veteran in the group who fought in the Pacific Theatre and not Europe. VIP guests on the journey also included ...
Newsday6d
Family of Black World War II combat medic will finally receive his medal for heroism
WASHINGTON — 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 ...
The Washington Post5d
80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
WASHINGTON — 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 ...
ABC News6d
80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
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 ...