- Desmond Doss - Wikipedia
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
- Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Desmond Thomas Doss (7 February 1919 . . .
Desmond Thomas Doss (7 February 1919–23 March 2006), recipient of the Medal of Honor, was born in Lynchburg and was the son of William Thomas Doss, a carpenter, and Bertha Edward Oliver Doss, who worked at the Craddock-Terry Company shoe factory
- Desmond Doss Biography
Desmond Doss' Biography 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
- ESDA | Doss, Desmond Thomas (1919–2006)
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: The Real Story
Desmond Doss born in Lynchburg, Virginia, 1919, to William Thomas Doss, a carpenter, and Bertha Oliver Doss Raised with a fervent belief in the Bible and the Seventh-day Adventist faith, Doss took the Ten Commandments, personally—especially the words, "Thou shalt not kill "
- Medal of Honor Recipient: Pfc. Desmond T. Doss
On October 12, 1945, President Harry S Truman presented then Corporal Desmond T Doss with the Medal of Honor Truman expressed his gratitude towards Cpl Doss, and Doss related his actions back to the Bible and his religion Following the war, Doss worked to recover from his illness and wounds
- Desmond Doss Biography – Brother, Wife Family Of The Soldier That . . .
During the battle at the Okinawa Maeda Escarpment, also known as Hacksaw Ridge, Desmond Doss saved the lives of many American soldiers who were battered by the fast and furious grueling onslaught of the Japanese
- Private First Class Desmond Thomas Doss Medal of Honor
Desmond T Doss of Lynchburg, Virginia, was one of those men, though he personally shunned the title of conscientious objector Doss, born in 1919, was raised with a strong belief in the Bible and the Ten Commandments, attending a Seventh-day Adventist church
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