Combat! - Season 1 - Eps 14: The Medal
D'Amato and Wharton, two close friends within the platoon, become separated from the rest of the men when the platoon comes under fire from a German tank and its machine gunner. D'Amato manages to flank the armor and capture the machine gun, which he then uses against the supporting German infantry. D'Amato is wounded in the process and by the time the rest of the platoon reaches the position, Wharton has taken over the machine gun making Lt. Hanley think that it was Wharton, not D'Amato, who singlehandedly captured the German armor.
About Combat!

Title: Combat!
First Air Date: 1962-10-02
Last Air Date: 1967-03-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 103 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
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Dick Peabody
Little John

Tom Lowell
Billy Nelson

Steven Rogers
Doc Walton