Desmond Doss - Wikipedia
网页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.
Desmond Doss Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life, …
网页Desmond Doss was an American corporal who served the ‘US Army’ during the ‘Second World War.’ He was a combat medical assistance soldier (combat medic) who saved the lives of many American soldiers during the war.
ESDA | Doss, Desmond Thomas (1919–2006) - Seventh-day …
网页2023年2月15日 · 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.
Private First Class Desmond Thomas Doss Medal of Honor
网页On October 12, 1945, US Army medic Desmond Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Peace in the Midst of War: The Desmond Doss Story - Adventist.org
网页2019年9月8日 · 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.
' Biography - Desmond Doss
网页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....
Desmond Doss - Warfare History Network
网页Twenty-four Marines and soldiers of the U.S. Army received the Medal of Honor during the three months of combat on Okinawa, and among them was one of the most unlikely heroes to emerge from World War II. Desmond Doss was …
Desmond Doss: The Real Story
网页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...
Hacksaw Ridge True Story: Who Is Desmond Doss? - TIME
网页2016年11月3日 · 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...
Desmond Thomas Doss Collection | Library of Congress
网页Desmond Doss was the only man to win the Congressional Medal of Honor while serving under conscientious objector status.