PRINTER'S NO. 2398
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
440
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY JOHNSON-HARRELL, DONATUCCI, HOHENSTEIN, KORTZ,
BARRAR, JONES, RABB, FRANKEL, HARRIS, POLINCHOCK, MILLARD,
McCLINTON, KINSEY, SHUSTERMAN, KOSIEROWSKI, DiGIROLAMO,
WILLIAMS, BIZZARRO, HILL-EVANS, MURT, COX, FREEMAN, WHEATLEY,
YOUNGBLOOD, JOZWIAK, CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, SAINATO, NEILSON
AND HOWARD, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Honoring African-American World War II Army Staff Sergeant
Waverly Woodson, Jr., on the 75th anniversary of D-Day for
his heroic actions as a corporal and combat medic on Omaha
Beach on June 6, 1944.
WHEREAS, This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, a
turning point in World War II, when more than 160,000 Allied
troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi
Germany and liberate Europe from its grasp; and
WHEREAS, For decades, it was commonly believed that African-
American soldiers did not participate in D-Day, but this myth
has been proven to be untrue; and
WHEREAS, African-American soldiers not only fought on Omaha
Beach, the stretch of Normandy's coastline that saw the worst
fighting on D-Day, they played a key role in the invasion, yet
their stories remain largely untold; and
WHEREAS, One such soldier was Philadelphia-born Waverly
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