"combat"

[DaveN]

can anyone tell me about the shovels that they have on their back. t-handles and no folding. i have a folding 1943 entrenching tool. are theirs pre 1943?
I know someone is going to tell me they are made of balso wood or peanut brittle so during filming they could eat it if the got hungry. just kidding. all the stories have been fun to hear.

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[EdG]

“Combat” came on ABC and my area only had CBS and NBC affiliates. However, thanks to such sparse programming in the ‘60’s our local station carried the series as a filler when I was in eighth grade. Really enjoyed it.
My Junior High and Senior High phys. ed. coach auditioned and, the story was, almost landed the Rick Jason role of Lt. Hanley. He later did do some local TV work but never hit the big time.
When my son was little (he’s now 28) in the ‘80’s, reruns of “Combat” were aired. When the opening credits and theme song came on he would call out to me, “Daddy, the marching guns are on”, and he and I would sit and enjoy the action. I had begun seriously pursuing the M1 Garand when my son was three so he recognized that firearm.

[The Wizard]

DaveN,

They are Tool, Entrenching, Model of 1910.

[LeagleEagle]

I just found a set of "Combat" DVDs last year and it sure did take me back to my early teen years in the '60s. And, like my brother used to say, they faced the "deaf, dumb and blind" German brigade!

[DaveN]

hey wiz,
is tool, entrenching 1910 correct for combat (the real thing---42-45) or is this another incorrect item that makes us so smart to notice.
also can anyone tell me the truth about how vic was killed in filming and
who else if any. i recll vic and someone else and a helicopter was involved.
i don't know the date but i seem to remember seeing it on the news when it happened.

[The Wizard]

DaveN,
The short answer is yes it is correct for World War 2. In fact I think they were produced until 1942. You have to remember there was a large stock pile of equipment left over from World War 1. The end of the war in November of 1918 took planners by surprise. A BIG allied offensive was being planned for spring 1919 and equipmenmt was being made to support it.

I am sure if you Google Vic Morrow (just last night I saw a younger Vic Morrow play a totally different soldier in "Men At War") you can find out the story of him death..

[Bob Womack]

Vic was performing in a scene with a helicopter and pyrotechnics. The chopper was directed do too close to the ground and into the path of an explosive effect. When the explosive was fired, the chopper was "shot down." It landed on Vic and two children he was carrying and killed all three. More HERE .

Bob

[grvv@aol.com]

I was With 1st Cav Airmobile in 1965-66, when we were in from the field they would show us reruns of the series "Combat". Our standing joke was " we'll find out what we did wrong today.
Greg
by the way, I went over with a full auto Winchester M14 issued to me right out of the shipping crate in the States.

[DaveN]

I'm In the third season and out of all the episodes I can honestly say I only remember a few.
I'm sure I truly only watched 10 or 12 when I was 10 yrs old. That's good cause it's all good.
I also may have seen the ones at the end of the series. Time will tell. Does anyone think they will bring it back, what I mean , like for instance "Hawaii 5 O" you know new actors and modern film tech, not reruns?

[Mike D]

I've got the whole series, also. Haven't watched it all, but I do recall catching Rick Jason walk out of a room with an early carbine (no bayo-lug), and then he comes into the next room with a carbine with the bayo-lug! Great show!