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Desmond Doss: Hacksaw Ridge - Being Wounded

Time: Monday May 21, 1945

Place: Okinawa, Japan

Details: Doss was wounded four times in Okinawa and was evacuated on May 21, 1945, aboard the USS Mercy. Doss suffered a left arm fracture from a sniper's bullet and at one point had seventeen pieces of shrapnel embedded in his body. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Okinawa.

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