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The film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss, an American pacifist combat medic who, as a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, refused to carry or use a weapon or firearm of any kind. Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for service above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of ...
He was killed during the Battle of Attu on Attu Island, Alaska, United States, on May 30, 1943. A devout Seventh-day Adventist, Tatsuguchi studied medicine and was licensed as a physician in the United States (US). He returned to his native Japan to practice medicine at the Tokyo Adventist Sanitarium, where he received further medical training ...
The Battle Creek Sanitarium was a world-renowned health resort in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. [3] It started in 1866 on health principles advocated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and from 1876 to 1943 was managed by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. [4]
John Harvey Kellogg (February 26, 1852 – December 14, 1943) was an American businessman, inventor, physician, [1] and advocate of the Progressive Movement. [2] He was the director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, founded by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's relationship to government military activity has been supportive but noncombative. In 1936, the Adventist Church established the Medical Cadet Corps Training Program. This allowed Adventists to remain noncombatant but positive toward the war effort.
American Medical Missionary College was a private Seventh-day Adventist college in Battle Creek, Michigan.It grew out of classes offered at the Battle Creek Sanitarium.It existed from 1895 until 1910, with preclinical instruction in Battle Creek and further clinical training in Chicago, Illinois.
Joseph Bates (8 July 1792 – 19 March 1872) was an American seaman and revivalist minister.He was a co-founder and developer of Sabbatarian Adventism, whose followers would later establish the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
On May 21, 1863, the Seventh-day Adventist Church was officially founded in Battle Creek, Michigan. [22] The denominational headquarters were later moved from Battle Creek to Takoma Park, Maryland , where they remained until 1989. [ 23 ]