![This is Corporal Desmond Doss he is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. He got the medal 77 years ago today : r/Damnthatsinteresting This is Corporal Desmond Doss he is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. He got the medal 77 years ago today : r/Damnthatsinteresting](https://preview.redd.it/e3v1raucx1t71.png?auto=webp&s=f37199922116f584c493fe21bf9d01942055241e)
This is Corporal Desmond Doss he is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. He got the medal 77 years ago today : r/Damnthatsinteresting
![Desmond Thomas Doss & his wife Dorothy after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman on October 12, 1945 : r/ColorizedHistory Desmond Thomas Doss & his wife Dorothy after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman on October 12, 1945 : r/ColorizedHistory](https://i.redd.it/sntku43rjwc11.jpg)
Desmond Thomas Doss & his wife Dorothy after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman on October 12, 1945 : r/ColorizedHistory
![Desmond Doss receiving the Medal of Honor from President Truman, Washington D.C, 12th October 1945 : r/wwiipics Desmond Doss receiving the Medal of Honor from President Truman, Washington D.C, 12th October 1945 : r/wwiipics](https://i.redd.it/kpq8c01kwxe21.jpg)
Desmond Doss receiving the Medal of Honor from President Truman, Washington D.C, 12th October 1945 : r/wwiipics
![Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor, given to him due to his actions at Hacksaw Ridge, during the Battle of Okinawa : r/ColorizedHistory Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor, given to him due to his actions at Hacksaw Ridge, during the Battle of Okinawa : r/ColorizedHistory](http://i.imgur.com/CkRZ3pa.jpg)