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Coverage dated October 10, 2023

A Black Medic Wounded on D-Day Honored for Treating Dozens of Troops Under Enemy Fire

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Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was a 21-year-old Army medic assigned to the only African American combat unit to land in Normandy on June 6, 1944.

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  1. Military.com

    A Black Medic Wounded on D-Day Honored for Treating Dozens of Troops Under Enemy Fire (opens Military.com)

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    Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was a 21-year-old Army medic assigned to the only African American combat unit to land in Normandy on June 6, 1944.

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Black medic wounded on D-Day will be honored (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion but went on to tend to dozens of troops will be posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    A Black medic wounded on D-Day will be honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion but went on to tend to dozens of troops will be posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

  4. The Republic

    A Black medic wounded on D-Day will be honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire (opens The Republic)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion but went on to tend to dozens of troops will be posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

  5. Fox News

    Black medic who treated hundreds of troops under enemy fire on D-Day to be honored in Arlington (opens Fox News)

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    Black Army medic Waverly B. Woodson Jr. will be honored posthumously at the Arlington National Cemetery for treating hundreds of troops while injured on D-Day.

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