Gift of C. Mervyn Maxwell, 1972 and LR: Leslie Ackerman -- Belle Ackerman -- Luther Ackerman -- Cora McElhany -- James McElhany -- Etta Rice -- David Rice
From New York Bureau description on back: PFC Desmond T. Doss, who refused to carry a gun and spent his Saturdays praying and Bible-reading while battles raged on Leyte, Guam and Okinawa, became the hero of the 77th Division on May 12th. A conscientious objector and a Seventh-day Adventist, the ...