Desmond doss

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Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was a United States Army corporal and combat medic during World War II. He was assigned to a rifle company of the 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division, during the Battle of Okinawa, and became the first of three conscientious objectors to receive the Medal of Honor (the others are Thomas W. Bennett and Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr.).
Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was a United States Army corporal and combat medic during World War II. He was assigned to a rifle company of the 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division, during the Battle of Okinawa, and became the first of three conscientious objectors to receive the Medal of Honor (the others are Thomas W. Bennett and Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr.).
‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Desmond Doss
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Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
True story of the conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
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True story of the conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
True story of the conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
True story of the conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
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True story of the conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
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True story of the conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
True story of the conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss awarded a Medal of Honor for saving 75 lives during brutal Battle of Okinawa
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