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Black World War II medic who treated wounded soldiers on D-Day awarded posthumous Distinguished Service Cross
Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army medic Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., was part of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all-Black unit tasked with deploying balloons to protect ...
Black WWII Veteran Who Helped Save 200 Lives Finally Honored After Decades-Long Campaign by His Family
"My father, if he could have been here today, would have been humbled," Army Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr.'s son, Steve, said A ...