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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. [14] Doss was wounded four times in Okinawa, [15] and was evacuated on May 21, 1945, aboard the USS Mercy. [16]
Oct 12, 2016 · Doss estimated the number of lives he saved to be 50, but his commanding officer wanted to credit him with saving 100 lives, so they compromised at 75 (Library of Virginia). It was for this feat that President Truman awarded Doss the Medal of Honor on October 12, 1945.
Nov 4, 2016 · Desmond Doss is credited with saving 75 soldiers during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific — and he did it without ever carrying a weapon. The battle at Hacksaw...
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Nov 6, 2021 · Though he refused to fire a gun, Desmond Doss became one of the most legendary soldiers of World War II — and saved 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa. If you called him a hero, Desmond Doss would’ve likely corrected you.
Aug 14, 2022 · By the end of the night, he had rescued an estimated 75 men. (The always modest Doss reckoned he saved about 50, but his fellow soldiers gauged it closer to 100. They decided to split the...
How many men Doss saved that day, only God knows. One hundred and fifty-five soldiers went up the escarpment that day, and only 55 were able to retreat without assistance. The Army determined the conscious objector who had almost been court-martial or discharged as unfit for military service, had saved 100 lives.
Jan 26, 2017 · He repeatedly risked his own life to save the wounded. He estimated that he saved about 50 lives, while the military insisted it was closer to 100 – the movie settles on 75.
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