He was the main focus of the episode Bastogne, where he befriended a Belgian nurse named Renée and discussed what treating the men felt like, as depicted in the miniseries, Band of Brothers. Lynn Davis "Buck" Compton passed away in Burlington, Washington, United States. Freeman parachuted into Normandy on D-Day as part of Lt. was a medic and Paratrooper in Easy Company. Compton was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and played both baseball and. In retirement Lynn Compton hosted a radio commentary show, worked with the Republican Party Headquarters and traveled extensively speaking at local schools and at US military bases all over the world. Lynn Buck Compton was among the small group of men ordered to make the assault. In 1951, Lynn joined Los Angeles District Attorney's office as a Deputy District Attorney and was promoted Chief Deputy District Attorney in 1964. For his war actions, he was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star Medal.Īfter the war, he attended Loyola Law School in 1946 and became a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department. LT Compton parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought in Operation-Market Holland and at the Battle of Bastogne. When World War II broke out, he joined the US Army, was commissioned a Lieutenant and became an officer with the famed Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, the elite group of paratroopers known as the Band of Brothers.
He was a noted prosecuting attorney, judge and World War II military figure. Lynn Davis "Buck" Compton was born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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