This image released by National Geographic shows actor Francesco Di Rauso, portraying combat medic Waverly Woodson Jr., who served with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion on D-Day, in a scene from "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)
This image released by National Geographic shows promotional art for "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)
This image released by National Geographic shows Waverly Woodson Jr., a combat medic who served in the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion on D-Day. Woodson Jr., is featured in the limited series, "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)
This image released by National Geographic shows Abdul Sulaiman, portraying mess attendant Doris Miller, useing an anti-aircraft gun on the USS West Virginia in a WW2 historic reenactment scene for the series "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)
This image released by National Geographic shows actor Francesco Di Rauso, portraying combat medic Waverly Woodson Jr., who served with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion on D-Day, in a scene from "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)
This image released by National Geographic shows family members surrounding a memorial honoring mess attendant Doris Miller in Waco, Texas. Miller, who shot down enemy planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor, is featured in the series "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)