Isaac Woodard, often written Isaac Woodward, was an African American WWII veteran whose maiming hours after being discharged from the U.S. military sparked national outrage and had a profound impact on the growing civil rights movement in the United States. Woodard, born March 8, 1919, enlisted in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater as a longshoreman. He earned a battle star, for unloading ships under fire in New Guinea, and a Good Conduct Medal, … Wikipedia
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