Desmond Doss
Penerima Medal of Honor
Desmond Thomas Doss (7 Februari 1919 – 23 Maret 2006) adalah kopral Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat yang berdinas sebagai dokter perang di unit infanteri pada Perang Dunia II. Atas keberaniannya dalam Pertempuran Okinawa, ia menjadi penolak wajib militer bernurani yang menerima Medali Kehormatan. Ia juga merupakan penolak wajib militer bernurani satu-satunya yang menerima medali ini pada Perang Dunia II.
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Nama lahir | Desmond Thomas Doss |
Lahir | Lynchburg, Virginia, Amerika Serikat | 7 Februari 1919
Meninggal | 23 Maret 2006 Piedmont, Alabama, Amerika Serikat | (umur 87)
Dinas/cabang | Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat |
Lama dinas | 1942–1946 |
Pangkat | Kopral |
Kesatuan | B Company, Batalyon ke-1, Resimen Infanteri ke-307, Divisi Infanteri ke-77 |
Perang/pertempuran | Perang Dunia II |
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Referensi
Bacaan lanjutan
- Leepson, Marc (2008), "Wonder Man of Okinawa," Military History magazine, September/October 2008, Vol. 25, No. 4.
- Herndon, Booton (2004). The Unlikeliest Hero: The Story of Desmond T. Doss, Conscientious Objector Who Won His Nation's Highest Military Honor. Mountain View, California: Pacific Press Publishing Association. ISBN 978-0-8163-2048-6..
- Doss, Frances M. (2005). Desmond Doss: Conscientious Objector. Pacific Press Publishing Association. ISBN 978-0-8163-2124-7.
- Doss, Frances M. (1998). Desmond Doss: In God's care: The unlikeliest hero and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The College Press.
- Smith, Larry (2003). Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words. Norton. ISBN 039305134X.
Pranala luar
- "Official Desmond Doss Website". Diakses tanggal July 28, 2016.
- (Inggris) Desmond Doss di Find a Grave
- "The Conscientious Objector (2004 film)". Internet Movie Database. Diakses tanggal September 29, 2010.
- "North America: Filmmaker Documents Story of Desmond Doss". Adventist News Network. November 18, 2003.
- "Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy, a Seventh-Day Adventist school in Lynchburg, Virginia". Diakses tanggal September 29, 2010.
- "Obituaries:Desmond Thomas Doss, Sr., MOH". Diakses tanggal May 8, 2016.
- ^"Medal of Honor recipients World War II (A-F)". United States Army Center of Military History
- "Burial Set April 3 At National Cemetery For Medal of Honor Winner Desmond Doss". The Chattanoogan.
- Leepson, Marc (2015). "Desmond Thomas Doss (1919–2006)", Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Library of Virginia (1998–)
- Soper, Matthew (April 2002). "Desmond Doss: A War Hero Without a Gun". Incredible People Magazine.