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Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) [ 1 ] was a United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with an infantry company in World War II. Due to his religious beliefs, he refused to carry a weapon. He was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions on Guam and in the Philippines.
Nov 6, 2021 · A conscientious objector, U.S. Army Corporal Desmond Doss refused to carry a gun during World War II — and ended up saving 75 lives at the Battle of Okinawa. Meet the man who saved 75 lives all while risking his own.
Nov 4, 2016 · Desmond Doss is credited with saving 75 soldiers during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific — and he did it without ever carrying a weapon. The battle at Hacksaw...
On April 1, 1942, Desmond Doss joined the United States Army. Little did he realize that three and a half years later, he would be standing on the White House lawn, receiving the nation's highest award for his bravery and courage under fire. Of the 16 million men in uniform during World War II, only 431 received the Congressional Medal of Honor...
On October 12, 1945, US Army medic Desmond Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Doss was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, son of William Thomas Doss, a carpenter, and Bertha E. (Oliver) Doss. Desmond Doss enlisted in April 1942, but refused to kill or carry a weapon into combat because of his personal beliefs as a Seventh-day Adventist....
Mar 25, 2006 · Desmond T. Doss, who as an unarmed Army medic saved the lives of dozens of fellow soldiers under fire on Okinawa in World War II and became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal...
Feb 15, 2023 · Desmond Thomas Doss is one of the most famous lay members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He became the first conscientious objector in history to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Desmond Doss was a Seventh-day Adventist conscientious objector during World War II, meaning he opted against carrying a gun while serving in active duty. He became famous for receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery amid combat while upholding his principled stance.
Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector, received the Medal of Honor for courage under fire during combat on Okinawa.
