Scroll down for Desmond Doss' obituary on the 77th Infantry Division Reserve Officers Association website.
Citations about Doss
Statement in Support of the Desmond Doss Medal of Honor ca.1945First Lieutenant Onless C. Brister submitted this statement describing the medical aid that Private First Class Desmond Doss gave to injured soldiers from April 29 to May 8 on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.
Statement in Support of the Desmond Doss Medal of Honor ca.18/6/1945First Lieutenant Cecil L. Gornto submitted this statement describing the heroic action of Private First Class Desmond Doss, a medic with Gornto's platoon. Gornto's statement, and others like it, supported awarding Doss the Medal of Honor.
PFC Carl B. Bentley's Affidavit Supporting Desmond Doss ca. 1945Private First Class Carl B. Bentley described the actions of Private First Class Desmond Doss in April and May of 1945. Serving on Okinawa, Doss administered aid and evacuated many wounded soldiers while under enemy fire.
Citation for PFC Desmond Doss 1945This citation accompanied the award of the Medal of Honor to Private First Class Desmond Doss. It describes the heroic medical aid that Doss gave to soldiers while under enemy fire near Urasoe-Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. Doss continued to administer aid to wounded American soldiers despite his own injuries.
This primary source comes from the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter).
National Archives Identifier: 595188
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