Combat!
The longest-running WWII series on television, this one-hour drama
followed a frontline American infantry squad - Second Platoon, K
Company - as they battled their way across Europe following D-Day.
With mud-splattered realism (original World War II battle
footage was included in some episodes) the show offered character
studies of men striving to maintain their own humanity in the
midst of a world torn by war.
The stories ranged from straight combat adventure to human
interest and sometimes humorous themes.
Among the regulars were Private Braddock (the platoon comic and
resident hustler), Caje, (the sly, dark-haired Cajun) and Doc
Walton (the young, sensitive medical aid man).
Out in front were the tough, hard-boiled leaders, Lieutenant
Gil Hanley and Sergeant Chip Saunders.
Great special effects and drama that reflected real war. They don't
make em' like this anymore.
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