Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due

Francesco Di Rauso, portrays 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.”

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.”

“Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color.”

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.”