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Top image: Lead Image: Desmond Doss courtesy of the US National Archives.
During World War II, over 70,000 men were designated conscientious objectors, mostly men whose religious beliefs made them opposed to war. Some refused to serve, but 25,000 joined the US armed forces in noncombat roles such as medics and chaplains. 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. He held particularly strong views against killing and working on the sabbath, which as a Seventh-day Adventist, he observed on Saturday. When the United States entered the war, Doss was working at the Newport News Naval Shipyard. It would have been easy in 1942 for Doss to apply for a deferment, and many would have expected as much from someone who refused to bear arms against another. Doss, however, felt a calling to serve his country and to help his fellow man. When he was drafted in the spring
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Desmond Doss' Biography
Desmond Doss
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. He consequently became a medic, and while serving in the Pacific theatre of World War II he helped his country by saving the lives of his comrades, at the same time adhering to his religious convictions. Doss was wounded three times during the war, and shortly before leaving the Army he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which cost him a lung. Discharged from the Army in 1946, he spent five years undergoing medical treatment for his injuries and illness.
Desmond Doss died in 2006 at his home in Piedmont, Alabama, after being hospitalized for breathing troubles, the same day as another Medal of Honor recipient, David Bleak. He was buried in Chattanooga, Tennessee's National Cemetery.
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Desmond Doss
US soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2006)
Desmond Doss | |
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Doss, photographed prior to receiving the Medal of Honor in October 1945 | |
| Birth name | Desmond Thomas Doss |
| Born | (1919-02-07)February 7, 1919 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2006(2006-03-23) (aged 87) Piedmont, Alabama, U.S. |
| Buried | Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service / branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Service number | 33158036 |
| Unit | Company B, 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Medal of Honor Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart (3) |
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| Children | Desmond Doss Jr. (b. 1946) |
Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006)[1] was a United States Armycorporal who served as a comb
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