The citation dated November 1, 1945, describes Doss’ service on Okinawa: On October 12, 1945, President Harry Truman presented Corporal Doss with the Medal of Honor at a ceremony at the White House. How could Doss move around in what must have been a fairly small area with little cover and lower wounded on ropes without being spotted and killed? How did he have the strength to belay around 75 wounded down a sheer cliff that looked to be more than 50′ high? Why didn’t anyone go up to help Doss? I thought seeing Hacksaw Ridge in person might answer some of those questions.
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The movie was riveting but also raised questions. The men and officers praise Doss for his courage and perseverance. The wounds result in Doss being evacuated from the battle. He bicycle kicks the grenade in mid air but it explodes nearby sending shrapnel into his leg. Doss is wounded in close-quarters fighting when a Japanese soldier hurls a grenade at Doss and several companions. The following day the attack resumes only after Doss completes his sabbath prayers.
He is able to locate and treat many then lower them by rope to U.S. Doss and many wounded are left on the battlefield. Troops establish a foothold on top, but a ferocious Japanese counterattack drives them off the ridge the following day. troops would have had this perspective as they approached from the north.ĭoss’ company uses cargo nets, ropes and ladders to ascend the sheer face of the ridge. Japanese positions there posed a serious threat to American troops tasked with clearing the southern part of Okinawa where the bulk of the Japanese defenses were concentrated. This treatment persists until the 1st Battalion lands on Okinawa in 1945 and relieves another unit that had been trying unsuccessfully to dislodge Japanese forces on M aeda Escarpment. In 1942, he became a medic assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 307th Regiment, 77th Infantry Division of the United States Army.ĭoss’ religious beliefs make him an outcast among his fellow soldiers. Despite refusing to kill or carry a weapon because of his religion and having a draft deferment due to working in a shipyard, Doss volunteered for military duty shortly after the United States entered WWII. It documents Doss’ upbringing in Lynchburg, VA as a devout Seventh-day Adventist and his military service in WWII. Lounge Review – ANA First Class Lounge Tokyo, Japan (HND)įlight Review – ANA First Class 777-300 Tokyo, Japan (HND) to Chicago, IL (ORD) Hacksaw Ridge – The Movie
Review – Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo Haneda (HND) Japanese World War II Underground Naval Headquarters Tourįlight Review – Japan Airlines 767-300 Economy Class, Naha to Tokyo, Japan (HND) Hacksaw Ridge And Shuri Castle WWII Battle Site – Okinawa, Japan Japan Airlines Diamond Premier Lounge Tokyo, Japan (HND)įlight Review – Japan Airlines 777-300 Economy Class, Tokyo, Japan (HND) to Naha (Okinawa), Japan (OKA) Tokyo Hotel Review – The b Akasaka-Mitsuke Hotel United Airlines Polaris Lounge, Chicago, Il – Lounge Reviewįlight Review – ANA First Class 777-300ER, Chicago, IL to Tokyo, Japan (HND) Here are other posts about a truly spectacular trip to Japan: We were able to visit Shuri Castle, Hacksaw Ridge, and the Japanese Naval Underground Headquarters which by car are all within minutes of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. This was the bloodiest and the last major land battle in the Pacific Theater. With my “little nephew,” 6’5″ SSgt Evan Polley, USMC at the viewing tower on top of the WWII Underground Japanese Navy Headquarters.īeing a WWII buff in younger days and with my interest piqued by the movie, I requested that we include sites of some of the fighting during the Battle of Okinawa, 1 April 1945 – 21 June 1945. On his day off he showed me around Naha and southern Okinawa. On a trip to Tokyo for Sakura season I made a detour to Okinawa for a weekend visit with my nephew who had been based there with the Marine Corps for almost three years. The movie recounts the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector and WWII combat medic whose actions on Maeda Escarpment (Hacksaw Ridge) earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. Earlier this year I saw the movie Hacksaw Ridge on an otherwise unmemorable flight.
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