![Rekha Garton 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/78c2690c09a6477797a9c0cfe465417c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
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)
![Uncredited This image released by National Geographic shows promotional art for "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a8ccf3cfd0d048eca858c333be216003/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
This image released by National Geographic shows promotional art for "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." (National Geographic via AP)
![Uncredited 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3573dee5729b4b1b98da8b2a639f87ca/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
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)
![Rekha Garton 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/af5e11bd301a4f049cf8ebfb6432d8a2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
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)
![Uncredited 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f81cef5c9fe04bdf8cf5ad5edfedc940/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
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)
![Uncredited 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9540aa9ccf384874a1ce688b62451df1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
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)