Pacific Wrecks - View southwest towards Maeda Escarpment (Urasoe-Maeda Escarpment, Hacksaw Ridge, Big Escarpment) south center of Okinawa Island

Missing In Action (MIA)

Prisoners Of War (POW)

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

Chronology

After the battle, Pfc Desmond T. Doss stands atop the crest of Maeda Escarpment (Urasoe-Maeda Escarpment, Hacksaw Ridge, Big Escarpment) on Okinawa Island
(Lower left) Ladders and a cargo net that Doss repeatedly used to lower American wounded over the side in a rope litter. For his valor Doss later received the Medal of Honor.
Credit: U.S. Army Date: May 4, 1945
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