Desmond Doss: Hacksaw Ridge - Life Oath
Time: 1940s
Place: Virginia, U.S.
Details: Doss refused to kill an enemy soldier or carry a weapon into combat because of his personal beliefs as a Seventh-day Adventist. He consequently became a medic assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division.
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