12 O'Clock High - Season 1 - Eps 19: Faith, Hope and Sergeant Aronson
Before a big mission, Savage is injured with a piece of shrapnel by his heart and consigned to the hospital. He meets a gunner from Major Cobb's crew Sergeant Aaronson who has just seen his best friend Saul Barstein die and he looses his will to live. He and Savage form a bond. To save Savage, Dr. Kaiser calls in his mentor Dr Simon Lewis a cardiologist to operate. The aircraft carrying Lewis crashes and Lewis is killed, forcing Kaiser to operate - successfully along with a blood donation from Aaronson. Savage & Aaronson help each other recover. The big mission is to the Ruhr Valley, after which Aaronson & Ivy get married.
About 12 O'Clock High

Title: 12 O'Clock High
First Air Date: 1964-09-18
Last Air Date: 1967-01-13
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.263/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 78
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.
Cast

Paul Burke
Colonel Joe Gallagher

Frank Overton
Major Harvey Stovall

Chris Robinson
T/Sgt. Alexander "Sandy" Komansky

Barney Phillips
Major "Doc" Kaiser

Andrew Duggan
Brigadier/Major General Ed Britt

Robert Dornan
Lieutenant/Captain Fowler