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Desmond Doss
Sign in to saveAmerican solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007)
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Desmond Thomas Doss Jr. was a United States Army soldier and combat medic who served as a conscientious objector and pacifist. Born in Lynchburg in 1919, he held the rank of Corporal and fought in World War II, participating in the Battles of Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa. His military service spanned from 1942 to 1946. Doss was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and spoke English.
For his actions during the war, he received the Medal of Honor, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and World War II Victory Medal. He was a citizen of both the United States and France. Doss died in Piedmont on March 23, 2006.
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Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- The Conscientious Objector — Himself2004
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 10
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, position-specific gap penalties and weight matrix choice
· 1994 · cited 52,082x
- Fast, scalable generation of high‐quality protein multiple sequence alignments using Clustal Omega
· 2011 · cited 14,492x
- T-coffee: a novel method for fast and accurate multiple sequence alignment 1 1Edited by J. Thornton
· 2000 · cited 5,977x
- Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
· 2003 · cited 5,445x
- Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke with Perfusion-Imaging Selection
· 2015 · cited 5,129x
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Quotes
- “I was working in Newport News, Virginia, in a shipyard in defense work. I could have been deferred. In fact, my boss even offered to defer me, but I was in good health and I felt like it would be an honor to serve God and country. So, I didn't want to be known as a 4-F so I would rather go in.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Desmond Thomas Doss , ( 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
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1942–1946
- Rank
- Corporal
- Unit
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry Regiment , 77th Infantry Division
- Conflicts
- World War II Pacific War Battle of Guam Battle of Leyte Battle of Okinawa ( Wounded in action</span>"}]]}'>WIA )
- Awards
- Medal of Honor , Bronze Star Medal (2), Purple Heart (3)
- Spouses
- Dorothy Schutte ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; died 1991 ) Frances Duman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) 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.
He was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions on Guam and in the Philippines. Doss further distinguished himself in the Battle of Okinawa by saving an estimated 75 men, acting on his own, becoming the first of only three conscientious objectors to receive the Medal of Honor for this and other actions, the others being Thomas W. Bennett and Joseph G. LaPointe Jr., who were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.
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