DESMOND DOSS

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PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN AWARDING THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO DESMOND DOSS 12 OCTOBER 1945

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GRAVE OF DESMOND DOSS IN THE CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY PHOTO BY FRED BULLMER

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DESMOND DOSS ON TOP OF THE MAEDA ESCARPMENT, BATTLE OF OKINAWA 4 MAY 1945

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DESMOND T.  DOSS (1919-2006) MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT FOR HIS ACTIONS AS AN U S ARMY MEDIC IN WWII

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Urasoe Tunnel, Okinawa

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Graves on the Southwest Side of Chattanooga National Cemetery

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SS Davidson Victory in March 1945

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Doss Commandments

Doss as a young man

Doss as a young soldier

Desmond Doss. Okinawa

Desmond Doss with shattered arm in cast

Desmond Doss Medal of Honor

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS 

“DESMOND DOSS: THE REAL STORY”. DESMOND DOSS.COM. NO DATE. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://desmonddoss.com/bio/bio-real.php

“THE MEDAL OF HONOR”. DESMOND DOSS.COM. NO DATE. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://desmonddoss.com/medal-of-honor/

MARTIN, KALI. “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DESMOND THOMAS DOSS, US ARMY: MEDAL OF HONOR SERIES”. 12 OCTOBER 2020. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/private-first-class-desmond-thomas-doss-medal-of-honor

LANGE, KATIE. “Pfc. DESMOND DOSS: THE UNLIKELY HERO BEHIND ‘HACKSAW RIDGE’”  NO DATE. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://www.army.mil/article/183328/pfc_desmond_doss_the_unlikely_hero_behind_hacksaw_ridge

BERMAN, ELIZA. “THE TRUE STORY BEHIND HACKSAW RIDGE”. TIME MAGAZINE. 3 NOVEMBER 2016. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://time.com/4539373/hacksaw-ridge-movie-true-story/

BLAIR, ELIZABETH. “The Real ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without Ever Carrying a Gun”. NPR.ORG. 4 November 2016.  Accessed 2 January 2023. https://www.npr.org/2016/11/04/500548745/the-real-hacksaw-ridge-soldier-saved-75-souls-without-ever-carrying-a-gun

Desmond Doss Foundation. Accessed 2 January 2023. https://desmonddossfoundation.org

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