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Desmond Thomas Doss (geboren am 7. Februar 1919 in Lynchburg, Virginia; gestorben am 23. März 2006 in Piedmont, Alabama) war ein Veteran der United States Army. Er war der erste von nur drei Militärangehörigen der Streitkräfte der Vereinigten Staaten (die anderen waren Thomas William Bennett und Joseph Guy LaPointe Jr., die beide ...
Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) [1] was an American 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.
- Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Corporal
- 1942–1946
- United States Army
Desmond Doss: The Real Story. The Real Story. 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.
Kein einfacher Start. Desmond Thomas Doss wurde am 7. Februar 1919 in Lynchburg, Virginia, in ärmlichen Verhältnissen geboren. Sein Vater William war Zimmermann, die Mutter Bertha arbeitete in einer Schuhfabrik. Desmond war das mittlere von drei Kindern. Seine Schwester Audrey war vier Jahre älter, sein Bruder Harold zwei Jahre jünger.
Learn about the life and service of Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II. Doss was a medic who saved 75 men on Okinawa despite enemy fire and his own wounds.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist medic who saved many lives in World War II without carrying a weapon. Find out how he earned the Medal of Honor, survived three wounds and tuberculosis, and died in 2006.
Doss, a Seventh-Day Adventist who refused to bear arms but enlisted as a medic in the U.S. army, is on the battlefield on Okinawa in the spring of 1945. Armed with nothing but a bible, he’s...
