Name: Waverly Woodson, Jr., the Wounded Medic
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Description: Waverly Woodson Jr., was a medic on D-Day in the only all-black battalion to storm the beach. He worked for over 30 hours straight saving lives while he himself was wounded.

Waverly Woodson Jr., was a medic on D-Day in the only all-Black battalion to storm the beach. He worked for over 30 hours straight saving lives while he himself was wounded.

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D-Day Stories: Waverly Woodson, Jr., the Wounded Medic

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Waverly Woodson Jr., was a medic on D-Day in the only all-black battalion to storm the beach.  He worked for over 30 hours straight saving lives while he himself was wounded.

Waverly Woodson, Jr., the Wounded Medic

<p>World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.</p>


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