Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was the firstconscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor and one of only three so honored (the others are Thomas W. Bennett and Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr.). He was a Corporal (Private First Class at the time of his Medal of Honor heroics) in the U.S. Army assigned to the Medical Detachment, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division.

Doss is the subject of The Conscientious Objector, an award-winning documentary.^[7] In addition, a feature film Hacksaw Ridge, is currently in pre-production (as of January 2015), and will be directed by Mel Gibson with Andrew Garfield in the lead role.^[8] The project is being produced by Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Steve Longi, Gregory Crosby, and Terry Benedict.

Doss was also featured in the Medal of Honor Special comic written by Doug Murray and published by Dark Horse comics.^[9] The comic was a special edition of the series Medal of Honor, published April 1, 1994.^[9] The title was sanctioned by the United States Congressional Medal of Honor Society.^[9] The issue features Sgt. Desmond Doss along with another Medal of Honor recipient, Lt.Charles Q. Williams.^[10]

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