before the war
Before Doss joined the army he worked as a defence industry worker which granted him draft exemption but he decide not to take the draft exemption instead he joined the army as a combat medic the thing that inspired him to join the army was the attack on pearl harbor the next day after the attack on pearl harbor Doss went to the recruitment office and joined the military.
after the warafter the war Doss returned home a hero all because he saved 75 us solders from dying doss was awarded a combat medical badge, medal of honer, bronze star medal, purple heart, army good conduct medal, american campaign medal, Asiatic-pacific campaign medal, world war ll victory medal, Philippine liberation medal, army presidential unit citation, meritorious unit commendations and a 77th infantry Division SSI-FWTS. After a while Doss settled down and got married to Dorothy Pauline Schutte they had won child they named there child Desmond Tommy Doss. Desmond first wife died from a car accident on November 17, 1991. Doss remarried on July 1, 1993 to Francine may Duman. Doss died on march 23 2006
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