Biographical Information

Name:

Desmond Thomas Doss

Date of Birth:

1919

Place of Birth:

Lynchburg, VA

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

B Company, 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Guam (Mariana Islands); Leyte Island (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran served as a medic and was the only conscientious objector to receive a Medal of Honor in World War II.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [4 items] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Copy photographic print [6 items] --Photographs

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Printed matter [4 items] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Michael Lloyd Willie 

Donor:

Sarah Bowen

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/32978

Subjects:

Doss, Desmond
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Desmond Doss Collection (AFC/2001/001/32978), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress