![]() ![]() ![]() He “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,” the citation reads. Seventy-five casualties fell and the rest of the men were forced to withdraw. Burke/Stars and Stripes)Īs Doss and his fellow soldiers made it to the summit, they were pummeled with artillery, mortar and machine gun fire, according to Doss’ Medal of Honor citation. Buy PhotoThe Maeda Escarpment today, facing what was the Japanese position, as seen on April 4, 2019.
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