Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, finally received recognition for his service nearly 20 years after ...

Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II. Decades later, his family is receiving the Distinguished Service Cross h… ...

80 years after D-Day, the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism Woodson's 95-year-old widow, Joann, was presented Tuesday with the Distinguished Service Cross ...

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 ...

First Army's Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Prosser, left, presents Joann Woodson with her late husband's Combat Medic Badge during a 2023 ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Woodson received her ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is being honored with the Army's second highest award.

A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is honored with the Army's second-highest award.

A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is honored with the Army's second-highest award.

A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is honored with the Army's second-highest award.