Did Desmond Doss marry the nurse? Did Desmond Doss have kids?

During World War II, Desmond Thomas Doss, a corporal in the American Army, worked as a battlefield medic with an infantry company. He received the Bronze Star Medal twice for his deeds in the Philippines and in Guam.

Doss worked as a joiner in a shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, before the start of World War II.

On April 1, 1942, in Camp Lee, Virginia, he decided to enlist in the military despite being given the option to defer due to his shipyard employment.

Doss had intended to continue working as a carpenter after the war, but severe injuries to his left arm prevented him from doing so.

Doss passed away in his Piedmont, Alabama, home on March 23, 2006, after being admitted to the hospital for breathing problems.

Did Desmond Doss marry the nurse?

The Hacksaw Ridge true story reveals that Desmond Doss married Dorothy Schutte on August 17, 1942, before going on active duty. “The reason I married him [was] because it seemed I could trust Desmond,” says Dorothy.

Did Desmond Doss have kids?

Desmond Doss, Jr. is the only child of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Desmond T. Doss and Dorothy (Schutte) Doss. Like his father, he joined the US Army as a conscientious objector and trained as a medic.