Desmond T. Doss: World's Greatest Heroes In World War II
Did you know that one of the world's greatest heroes in world war II never used a gun? His name was Desmond T. Doss. He was a combat medic in world war II.
Desmond had a great family. His father was William Thomas Doss and his mom was Bertha E. Oliver. He had a sister named Audrey Millner and a brother named Harold Doss. Desmond had two wive's Dorothy Schuette and Frances Doss. Desmond’s mother joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She joined the church because she wanted to raise her two boys and one girl to believe in the Bible. His father, William Thomas Doss was a carpenter. During the great depression, he ended up working in a shoe factory.
His first wife was Dorothy Schuette. She had one son named Desmond T. Doss Jr, but she …show more content…
He died March 13 of 2007. Harold was the owner and operator of Doss Enterprise. Like his mother, he was a member of the Martinsburg Seventh-day Adventist Church. Desmond T. Doss went to the Park Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church School until the eighth grade. He later found a job at the Lynchburg Lumber Company to help his family during the Great Depression. Desmond was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honour. When Mr.Doss was drafted in April 1942 after working in a shipyard, he was given conscientious objector status, having declined to bear arms because of his religious principles
Desmond T. Doss never carried a gun because his religion forbidden anyone to take lives. Instead of carrying a gun or even a knife he cared a small pocket Bible. He was made fun of by fellow comrades in boot camps. The men made fun of him and even cursed at him just because he didn't carry a gun. One man even said, “Doss, I’ll make sure you won't come back alive.” Even in the midst of battle he never used a gun but he still kept his pocket Bible on him. His comrades in boot camp even beat him up during the night, and in the morning he had bruises and cuts on his body. The bed was covered in blood whenever he was
Desmond had a great family. His father was William Thomas Doss and his mom was Bertha E. Oliver. He had a sister named Audrey Millner and a brother named Harold Doss. Desmond had two wive's Dorothy Schuette and Frances Doss. Desmond’s mother joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She joined the church because she wanted to raise her two boys and one girl to believe in the Bible. His father, William Thomas Doss was a carpenter. During the great depression, he ended up working in a shoe factory.
His first wife was Dorothy Schuette. She had one son named Desmond T. Doss Jr, but she …show more content…
He died March 13 of 2007. Harold was the owner and operator of Doss Enterprise. Like his mother, he was a member of the Martinsburg Seventh-day Adventist Church. Desmond T. Doss went to the Park Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church School until the eighth grade. He later found a job at the Lynchburg Lumber Company to help his family during the Great Depression. Desmond was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honour. When Mr.Doss was drafted in April 1942 after working in a shipyard, he was given conscientious objector status, having declined to bear arms because of his religious principles
Desmond T. Doss never carried a gun because his religion forbidden anyone to take lives. Instead of carrying a gun or even a knife he cared a small pocket Bible. He was made fun of by fellow comrades in boot camps. The men made fun of him and even cursed at him just because he didn't carry a gun. One man even said, “Doss, I’ll make sure you won't come back alive.” Even in the midst of battle he never used a gun but he still kept his pocket Bible on him. His comrades in boot camp even beat him up during the night, and in the morning he had bruises and cuts on his body. The bed was covered in blood whenever he was