Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s 95-year-old widow was presented Tuesday with the Distinguished Service Cross he was awarded posthumously for his extraordinary heroism.

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

Family and supporters of a Black combat medic who treated 200 troops on D-Day under intense enemy fire are gathering to honor him. The family of Waverly B.

Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black World War II combat medic, received the Distinguished Service Cross decades after his death.

Waverly Woodson Jr. received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroic actions on D-Day that may have saved 200 lives. But the award came posthumously and only after years of fighting by his family for the honor.