when did hacksaw ridge happen in real life
Desmond Doss While serving with his platoon in 1944 on Guam and the Philippines, he was awarded two Bronze Star Medals with a "V" device,[11] for exceptional valor in aiding wounded soldiers under fire. During the Battle of Okinawa, he saved the lives of 75 wounded infantrymen[b] atop the area known by the 96th Division as the Maeda Escarpment or Hacksaw Ridge.[13] Doss was wounded four times in Okinawa,[14] and was evacuated on May 21, 1945, aboard the USS Mercy.[15] Doss suffered a left arm fracture from a sniper's bullet and at one point had seventeen pieces of shrapnel embedded in his body.[15] He was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Okinawa.