Letter from Harry S. Truman to Eleanor Roosevelt
12/6/1946
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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.
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.
This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-ER: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers.
National Archives Identifier: 4708787
Full Citation: Letter from Harry S. Truman to Eleanor Roosevelt; 12/6/1946; Harry S. Truman, 1945-May 1947; Correspondence with Harry S. Truman, 1945 - 1962; Collection FDR-ER: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/harry-truman-to-eleanor-roosevelt, May 31, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
