“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.
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