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Document 189960

JAMES A. VAN FLEET and DESMOND T. DOSS
While General Van Fleet led the First Army across Germany, medic Corporal Doss, a Conscientious Objector, saved lives on Okinawa.
Philatelic Envelope signed: "James A. Van Fleet" and "Desmond T. Doss C.M.H.", 6½2x3½. Honoring the 40th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, 16 pence British stamp honoring the 2nd Election European Parliament affixed, postmarked "British Forces 1945 Postal Service, 40th Anniversary of VE Day, 8 May 85". Colonel JAMES A. VAN FLEET commanded the 8th Infantry when it went ashore on Utah Beach, Normandy on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), ahead of most of the Allied invasion force. By the end of the month, the 8th Infantry had helped to capture Cherbourg. In March 1945, Major General Van Fleet commanded the III Corps, which spearheaded the First Army's advance from the Remagen bridgehead across Germany. Corporal DESMOND T. DOSS was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Truman on October 12, 1945. A Seventh-Day Adventist, he had been a Conscientious Objector serving as a medic in the 77th Division on Okinawa. However, in April and May 1945, Doss continuously braved enemy fire to attend to the wounded. He removed them to safety while Company B was under attack. Paper scuffed in bottom right blank portion from removal of a label, else fine condition.

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