Doss
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- Education
- For information on "doss subjects", see Mickey Mouse degreesMickey Mouse degreesMickey Mouse degrees is the dysphemism built from the common usage of the term "Mickey Mouse" as a pejorative. It came to prominence in the UK after use by the national tabloids of the United Kingdom to label certain university degree courses worthless or irrelevant.- Origins :The term was used by...
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- For information on "doss subjects", see Mickey Mouse degrees
- People
- Alan DossAlan DossAlan Claude Doss CMG is a British administrator who has spent his entire professional life in the service of the United Nations working on peacekeeping, development and humanitarian assignments in Africa, Asia and Europe as well as at United Nations Headquarters in New York.On 24 October 2007, he...
, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General - Bill DossBill DossBill Doss is among the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, based in Athens, Georgia, and one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the band's break-up, The Sunshine Fix...
, musician - Desmond DossDesmond DossDesmond Thomas Doss was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor and one of only three so honored . He was a Corporal in the U.S...
, Medal of Honor recipient - Edwin A. DossEdwin A. DossColonel Edwin A. Doss was an American fighter pilot and commander in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and Korean War. Logging more than 4,500 flying hours, Doss flew 573 combat hours and accrued 280 combat missions during his leadership in the South West Pacific Theatre and Korean War...
, American fighter pilot - Mike DossMike DossMichael Allen Doss is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, American football player - Nannie DossNannie DossNannie Doss was a serial killer responsible for the deaths of eleven people between the 1920s and 1954.She finally confessed to the murders in October 1954, when her fifth husband had died in a small hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma...
, serial murderer - Alan Doss, drummer with Texan rock band Galactic CowboysGalactic CowboysGalactic Cowboys was a Heavy Metal band based in Houston, Texas. They combined progressive metal with a style of vocals influenced by The Beatles and the heavy playing style of thrash bands such as Anthrax...
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- Places
- Doss, MissouriDoss, MissouriDoss is a small unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located about five miles south of Salem. Its post office has closed and mail now comes from nearby Salem. The community was founded in 1889 and is named for the printer William Doss, of the Dent County...
- Doss, TexasDoss, TexasDoss is an unincorporated farming and ranching community at the crossroads juncture of FM 783 and FM 648 in northwestern Gillespie County, Texas, United States. It is 19 miles NW of Fredericksburg and 14 miles NW of Harper. Postal zip code is 78618. Elevation is 1729 feet.*The U.S...
- Doss, Missouri