Heroes
★ Deep Cut
1945
Desmond Doss - 75 Men Saved Without Firing
📍 Okinawa, Japan
Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist conscientious objector, became the most decorated medic of WWII. At Hacksaw Ridge on Okinawa, he lowered 75 wounded men down a 400-foot cliff one at a time using rope and pulley while under heavy fire. Each time he prayed: Lord help me get one more. He was wounded by grenade and sniper but rolled off a litter to treat another wounded soldier. Truman presented him the Medal of Honor on October 12, 1945.
Sources
Medal of Honor Archive, US Army