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    Desmond Doss was a US Army corporal and combat medic during World War 2. As a conscientious objector, he refused to carry or use weapons but served as a medic, risking his life to rescue wounded soldiers. Doss was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for bravery in battles in Guam and the Philippines. He is the only conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor for saving 75 wounded men during the Battle of Okinawa.

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    Desmond Doss was a US Army corporal and combat medic during World War 2. As a conscientious objector, he refused to carry or use weapons but served as a medic, risking his life to rescue wounded soldiers. Doss was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for bravery in battles in Guam and the Philippines. He is the only conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor for saving 75 wounded men during the Battle of Okinawa.

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    Desmond Doss was a US Army corporal and combat medic during World War 2. As a conscientious objector, he refused to carry or use weapons but served as a medic, risking his life to rescue wounded soldiers. Doss was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for bravery in battles in Guam and the Philippines. He is the only conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor for saving 75 wounded men during the Battle of Okinawa.

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    DESMOND THOMAS

    DOSS
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    GENERAL INFORMATION
    • February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006
    • US. Corporal served as a combat medic
    • Awarded Bronze Star Medal for Guam and the Philippines
    • The only conscientious objector to have received the Medal of honor
    • Recently depicted in Hacksaw Ridge
    GENERAL INFORMATION
    • Doss served in battle in Leyte and Maeda Escarpment
    • The American were fighting a well-entrenched enemy.

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    BELIEF
    • A god fearing man. He was always praying or reading the bible.
    • He never wants to kill, but to heal and nurture people.
    • Still, he is loyal to his country
    COMBAT
    • He refuses to carry a gun or a bayonet
    • He entered the service as a medic to avoid killing
    • Doss darted into enemy’s sight line to save a wounded man.
    • Countless times that he had saved his fellow soldier and he was
    severely injured by his heroism.
    • He prayed to the God in the hopes of winning.
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    “Doss prayed!”
    CONSEQUENCES
    • He was considered a misfit
    • “I’ll kill you myself”
    • Considered a hero in his squadron and emerged victorious.
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