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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