On 5 May, he unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small-arms fire to assist an artillery officer.

On 2 May, he exposed himself to heavy rifle and mortar fire in rescuing a wounded man 200 yards forward of the lines on the same escarpment and two days later he treated four men who had been cut down while assaulting a strongly defended cave, advancing through a shower of grenades to within eight yards of enemy forces in a cave's mouth, where he dressed his comrades' wounds before making four separate trips under fire to evacuate them to safety. Private First Class Doss refused to seek cover and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken, carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment and there lowering them on a rope-supported litter down the face of a cliff to friendly hands. As our troops gained the summit, a heavy concentration of artillery, mortar and machinegun fire crashed into them, inflicting approximately 75 casualties and driving the others back. He was a company aid man when the 1st Battalion assaulted a jagged escarpment 400 feet high. Near Urasoe-Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 29 April. Doss, United States Army, Medical Detachment, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division. Read Doss' Medal of Honor citation provided by the Desmond Doss Council, the group committed to preserving his story: As an unarmed combat medic, Doss rescued at least 75 soldiers wounded on the battlefield in Okinawa. These royals are determined to make me fall, and the princes play dirty.Mel Gibson's new World War II biopic, ' Hacksaw Ridge,' tells the true story of Desmond Doss, who was the first conscientious objector to received the Medal of Honor. By day, I’m Lucien Finn, the man they despise and the dragon shifter they have to fight alongside. All the while, Branick and Lynx fret that I’m a spy, sent to destroy the Royals. I’m the one stealing Jaik’s heart and kissing Talisyn and antagonizing Arren. By night, I’m the servant they flirt with. Talisyn, with the beautiful cruel mouth and endless bravery. Lynx and Branick, the twin spymasters with deadly swords. Arren, who kills without mercy and guards his friends fiercely. Jaik, the cold-hearted hero who never smiles and never falters. Every girl in the city dreams of winning the heart of one of the dragon nobles, but they only care about each other. These princely scions of the four ruling families have been training to fight the plague-crazed Scourge since they were toddlers. The Dragon Royals are not a welcoming bunch. So I’m disguised as a man and sent off to military training. No one wants a girl in the Royal Dragon Guard. An orphaned servant like me? Everyone assumes on first shift, I’ll turn into a squirrel.

Dangerous Honor by May Dawson