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  1. Oct 12, 2016 · In researching the Hacksaw Ridge true story, we learned that Desmond Doss was drafted into the United States army in April 1942. He could have gotten a deferment because he worked as a ship joiner at a shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, but he wanted to serve his country.

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  3. In 1929 Lynchburg, Virginia, young Desmond Doss nearly kills his brother while roughhousing. That event and his Seventh-day Adventist upbringing reinforce Desmond's belief in the commandment "Thou shalt not kill". Years later, he takes an injured man to the hospital and meets a nurse, Dorothy Schutte.

  4. Nov 6, 2021 · Inside The True Story Of Hacksaw Ridge. Wikimedia Commons Marines destroy a Japanese cave during the Battle of Okinawa. May 1945. Then came the battle at the Okinawa Maeda Escarpment, or what the Americans called “Hacksaw Ridge.”. It fell on May 5, 1945, a Saturday — which was Doss’ day of Sabbath.

  5. Doss, a Seventh-Day Adventist who refused to bear arms but enlisted as a medic in the U.S. army, is on the battlefield on Okinawa in the spring of 1945. Armed with nothing but a bible, he’s ...

  6. Aug 14, 2022 · The escarpment, nicknamed Hacksaw Ridge for the treacherously steep cliff, was key to winning the battle of Okinawa. The mission was thought to be near-impossible, and when Doss's...

  7. May 5, 2024 · Real-life hero Desmond Doss saved 75 soldiers in WWII without firing a shot, as depicted in the 2016 biographical war film Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson. Despite some minor changes to the story, Hacksaw Ridge was praised by Doss's son for its historical accuracy.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Desmond_DossDesmond Doss - Wikipedia

    During the Battle of Okinawa, he saved the lives of 50–100 wounded infantrymen atop the area known by the 96th Division as the Maeda Escarpment or Hacksaw Ridge. Doss was wounded four times in Okinawa , [15] and was evacuated on May 21, 1945, aboard the USS Mercy . [16]

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