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Desmond Doss

American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007)
Person human Q5264703
Desmond Doss

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
February 7, 1919
Date of death
March 23, 2006
Place of birth
Lynchburg
Place of death
Piedmont
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
Combat medic testing of a novel monitoring capability for early detection of hemorrhage, conscientious objector, Soldier of Fortune: Payback, pacifist, soldier
Field of work
World War II, pacifism[12][13]
Religion or worldview
Seventh-day Adventist Church[20]
Award received
Medal of Honor, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal, Combat Medical Badge, Chile[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Official website
www.desmonddoss.org[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Allegiance
Egypt–United States relations[32]
Birth name
Desmond Thomas Doss Jr[34]
End of work period
1946[37]
Family name
Doss[28]
Given name
Desmond, Henk[29][30]
Military branch
United States Army[22]
Military, police or special rank
corporal Leonartti Lennartinpoika 'Pastelli', lord of Roukko rustholli[23]
Name in native language
Desmond Doss[35]
Participated in conflict
Battle of Okinawa, World War II, Battle of Guam, Battle of Leyte[24][25][26][27]
Place of burial
Chattanooga National Cemetery[10]
Start of work period
1942[36]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000039899122
VIAF cluster ID
9259404
Library of Congress authority ID
n2005067973
CONOR.SI ID
290437987
Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient ID
desmond-t-doss
FAST ID
1897905
Famous Birthdays ID
people/desmond-doss
Film.ru person ID
desmond-t-doss
Find a Grave memorial ID
13711681
Freebase ID
/m/08td_w
GeneaStar person ID
dossd
Geni.com profile ID
6000000043046670760
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Hoopla artist ID
9510256207
IMDb ID
nm3691984
NL CR AUT ID
xx0239340
NUKAT ID
n2010112059
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810544918805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5677545
Quora topic ID
Desmond-Doss
SNAC ARK ID
w69321j0
SVKKL authority ID
0396149-Doss-Desmond-19192006
TMDB person ID
1128853
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10601398
United States Armed Forces service number
33158036
WikiTree person ID
Doss-890
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/337e52fc-e7a5-42e1-a492-d2e5f2623f29

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Occupation 4
soldier, conscientious objector, combat medic, pacifist
Participated in conflict 4
World War II, Battle of Okinawa, Battle of Guam, Battle of Leyte
Field of work 2
World War II, pacifism
Allegiance 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
Corporal
Place of birth 1
Lynchburg
Place of death 1
Piedmont
Religion or worldview 1
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Sex or gender 1
male
← Characters 1
Hacksaw Ridge
← Dedicated to 1
Hacksaw Ridge
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Summary

Desmond Doss was born on February 7, 1919[1], in Lynchburg[2]. He died on March 23, 2006[3], in Piedmont[4]. He worked as a Combat Medic Testing of a Novel Monitoring Capability for Early Detection of Hemorrhage[5], conscientious objector[6], Soldier of Fortune: Payback[7], pacifist[8], and soldier[9].

FAQs

Where was Desmond Doss born?

Desmond Doss was born in Lynchburg[2].

Where did Desmond Doss die?

Desmond Doss died in Piedmont[4].

What did Desmond Doss do for work?

Desmond Doss worked as a Combat Medic Testing of a Novel Monitoring Capability for Early Detection of Hemorrhage[5], conscientious objector[6], Soldier of Fortune: Payback[7], pacifist[8], and soldier[9].

What awards did Desmond Doss receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honor[14], Bronze Star Medal[15], Purple Heart[16], and World War II Victory Medal[17].

Related Entities

Hacksaw Ridge United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . news.mywebpal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Medal of Honor, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart +3
    Military, police or special rank → corporal Leonartti Lennartinpoika 'Pastelli', lord of Roukko rustholli
    Wikidata description → American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal
    Occupation → Combat medic testing of a novel monitoring capability for early detection of hemorrhage, conscientious objector, Soldier of Fortune: Payback +2
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  2. 16w ago · ~2026-40109-42 · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allegiance → Egypt–United States relations
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  3. 20w ago · ~2026-35167-31 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
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  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0396149-Doss-Desmond-19192006
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  8. 23w ago · ~2026-31566-19 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1919-02-07T00:00:00Z
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  9. 23w ago · ~2026-31122-18 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1919-02-07T00:00:00Z
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  10. 23w ago · ~2026-31122-18 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
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