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Thousands of American and Japanese soldiers were killed, and the fact that Doss survived the battle and saved so many lives has confounded and awed those who know his story.
The Hacksaw Ridge true story reveals that Desmond Doss married Dorothy Schutte on August 17, 1942, before going on active duty. "The reason I married him [was] because it seemed I could trust Desmond," says Dorothy.
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.
Here's how "Hacksaw Ridge," director Mel Gibson's new movie about Desmond Doss, stacks up against the true story of the World War II hero.
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 battalion...
In 2016, the Academy Award-winning film Hacksaw Ridge brought Desmond Doss to the attention of countless people who’d never heard of this exceptionally brave man. But the movie didn’t tell the full story.
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]