President Truman sent this reponse to Eleanor Roosevelt regarding conscientious objectors during World War II.
In his postscript, Truman describes Private First Class Desmond Doss. Doss entered the military, but refused to kill enemy soldiers or carry a weapon because of his religious beliefs as a Seventh-day Adventist. He served in a non-combatant role as a medic. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1945 – one of the few conscientious objectors ever to earn the award – for his heroic actions assisting injured soldiers near Urasoe-Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.
