Combat! - Season 1 - Eps 2: Rear Echelon Commandos
On the frontline, the squad receives three new replacements straight from rear echelon duty in England. They are Gainsborough (a scared, overweight cook), Temple (an equally scared ex-ballet dancer), and Crown (a radio announcer whose cocky attitude masks his fear). Saunders reluctantly takes these newcomers on a dangerous recon mission and discovers that his survival depends on the ingenuity of these misfits.
About Combat!
Title: Combat!
First Air Date: 1962-10-02
Last Air Date: 1967-03-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 105 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 152
Network: ABC
Genres: War & Politics, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.
Cast
Rick Jason
Lieutenant Gil Hanley
Vic Morrow
Sergeant Chip Saunders
Jack Hogan
William G. Kirby
Pierre Jalbert
Paul "Caje" Lemay
Conlan Carter
Doc
Dick Peabody
Little John
Tom Lowell
Billy Nelson
Steven Rogers
Doc Walton