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Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919-March 23, 2006)
United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with the infantry. he was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions in Guam and the Philippines.
Doss further distinguished himself by saving the lives of 75 men at the Battle of Okinawa. He is the only conscientious objector in history to receive the medal of Honor. His life has been the subject of books, a documentary and the 2016 Oscar-winning film "Hacksaw Ridge."
He was from Lynchburg, Virginia, and was a devout Seventh-day Adventist who are firm believers in nonviolence.
Before the outbreak of the war, he was employed as a joiner at a shipyard in Newport News, Virginia,. he chose military service, despite being offered a deferment because of his shipyard service.
He was sent to Fort Jackson in South Carolina for training with the reactivated 77th Infantry Division. Meanwhile, his brother served aboard the USS Lindsey.
Doss refused to kill an enemy soldier or carry a gun dur to his Seventh-day Adventist beliefs. He consequently became a medic to the 2nd Platoon, Co. B, 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division.
--GreGen
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