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“It looked surprisingly peaceful in spite of what I could only imagine lay ahead. “In the moonlight, I could see the Normandy coastline in the distance,” he wrote. “Buck” Compton, an Army paratrooper whose World War II service was portrayed in the book and HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” died Feb. Compton recalled leaning out of a C-47 transport plane about 1 a.m. In his 2008 memoir, “Call of Duty” (written with Marcus Brotherton), Mr. (UCLA lost 9-0 to the University of Georgia.) He was a catcher alongside future major leaguer Jackie Robinson and played guard on the Bruins’ line in the 1943 Rose Bowl. The soldiers, collectively known as Easy Company, participated in the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy, parachuted into Holland for the disastrous Operation Market Garden, and fought through frostbite and German artillery in the Battle of the Bulge.Īt 6 feet, 220 pounds, he had been a two-sport varsity athlete for the University of California at Los Angeles before he became an Army officer in 1943. Compton fought in some of the war’s fiercest battles as a first lieutenant with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Compton retired in 1990 as a judge on the California Courts of Appeal. He had complications from a heart attack, said his daughter Syndee Compton. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, died Feb. 26 at his home in Burlington, Wash. “Buck” Compton, an Ar my paratrooper whose World War II service was portrayed in the book and HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers” and who later as a prosecutor secured a conviction of Robert F. 'Chuck' Grant ( Nolan Hemmings) in the episode 'Replacements' taking out a German machine gun and by John McGrath ( Stephen Martin Walters) and Harry Welsh ( Rick Warden) in the episode 'Carentan' disabling a German StuG III assault gun.Lynn D. The bazooka makes notable appearances in the series, being used by Sgt. Generally operated by a two man crew (one gunner, one loader) crews quickly figured out that they needed to hit the side, rear or belly armor of armored vehicles, as shown in the episode 'Carentan' (the episode also shows how the bazooka rounds would simply deflect off the heavy frontal armor). The bazooka was copied by the Germans as the ' Panzerschreck' launcher from a M1 Bazooka captured in North Africa. General Eisenhower remarked that 'the Atom Bomb, Jeep, C-47 Sky Train and the Bazooka were the four weapons that won the war'.

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The weapon primarily seen in the series is the M1A1 variant, noted by the single grip. The Bazooka was excellent against bunkers and buildings, though its effectiveness against the more heavily armored German tanks is debatable. The M1 Rocket Launcher, affectionately known as the 'Bazooka', was the standard anti-tank weapon for the US military during WWII. The quad M2 is seen on the right in 'The Last Patrol' (Ep.8). Joe Leibgott ( Ross McCall) uses an M1911A1 to shoot an ex-Concentration Camp Commandant in 'Points' (Ep.10). Ronald Spiers ( Matthew Settle) uses his M1911A1 to threaten both a German doctor and the drunk American soldier who shot Chuck Grant. David Webster ( Eion Bailey) threatens a German baker with one in 'Why We Fight' (Ep.9). In 'Currahee' (Ep.1), it is the main weapon of choice for Capt. The M1911A1 is seen in various episodes of Band of Brothers. Issued to officers, NCOs and those in positions where a rifle or carbine was not desirable, the pistol quickly became a favored item among Allied troops because of its stopping power. The M1911A1 was the standard sidearm of US Forces during World War II. 1.5.3 M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher with M9A1 Rifle Grenades.1.3.2 M1903A4 Springfield (Without scope).The following weapons were used in the miniseries Band of Brothers: HBO, Spielberg, and Hanks would also chronicle America's involvement in the War in the Pacific in 2010's The Pacific. Based on the best-selling book by the late historian Stephen Ambrose, the 10-part miniseries followed the men of 'Easy' Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) of the 101st Airborne Division from their basic training, through their jump into Normandy on D-Day and up until the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Band of Brothers is the 2001 HBO World War II miniseries produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

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