In reality, Doss was at the Battles of Guam and Leyte, both in 1944. The Battle of Okinawa was not until 1945, meaning the film omits Doss' role in the prior two conflicts. This change was likely constructed in order to make the titular battle of Hacksaw Ridge much more sensationalized....
A grenade blast left the real Desmond Doss (right) with 17 pieces of shrapnel stuck in him. After giving up his litter to another wounded man, a sniper's bullet shattered his left arm. Did he lose his Bible when he was wounded? Yes. In a letter home to his wife Dorothy, written on...
Hollywood had been knocking on Doss's door for many years, but Doss wasn't interested. “He didn't want to mention his life in the war,” Benedict explains. But when Benedict insisted on making a documentary about his life, Doss finally agreed. Then Benedict spent the next three years ...