NO HONOR

NOT ONE MEDAL OF HONOR WENT TO A BLACK SOLDIER IN WORLD WAR 2! Waverly Bernard Woodson Jr. (August 3, 1922 – August 12, 2005) was an American Staff Sergeant. He is best known for his heroic actions as a combat medic during the Battle of Normandy in World War II. On June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion participated in the Battle of Normandy; it was the only African American battalion to participate. Woodson was detached from his battalion and attached to the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division of the British Army as a combat medic. While coming ashore at Omaha Beach as part of the third wave, Woodson’s landing craft tank (LCT) hit a naval mine and lost power, drifting ashore with the tide. While drifting, the LCT was hit by a shell and Woodson suffered shrapnel injuries to his groin, inner thigh, and back. Upon reaching the shore and having his wound treated, Woodson set up a first aid station and began treating other wounded soldiers.