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WTF Fun Fact – Heroic Medic Waverly Woodson

September 13, 2021 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Heroic Medic Waverly Woodson

Waverly Woodson was a medic who treated at least 200 injured men on D-Day while injured himself. Despite sustaining shrapnel injuries himself while landing, he set up an aid station and treated wounds for 30 hours, at one point even amputating a foot. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: A Black Medic Was Hailed as a D-Day Hero. Was He Deprived of a Medal of Honor? – HISTORY

WTF Fun Fact – Spitfire Beer Keg Delivery

May 15, 2021 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Spitfire Beer Keg Delivery

A few days after the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, British Spitfire planes were used to carry kegs of beer to those on the front line. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: The Beer-Barrel Bombers – Keg Carrying Spitfires Brought Pale Ale To The Troops At The Front (warhistoryonline.com)

WTF Fun Fact – Ruperts

May 22, 2020 by WTF

Ruperts were dummy paratroopers dropped by Allied forces away from the actual Normandy invasion site on D-Day to try and divert German troops. They were designed to burst into flames on landing to avoid detection. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-40188333

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