Combat! - Season 1 - Eps 2: Rear Echelon Commandos
On the frontline, the squad receives three new replacements straight from rear echelon duty in England. They are Gainsborough (a scared, overweight cook), Temple (an equally scared ex-ballet dancer), and Crown (a radio announcer whose cocky attitude masks his fear). Saunders reluctantly takes these newcomers on a dangerous recon mission and discovers that his survival depends on the ingenuity of these misfits.
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
Doc

Dick Peabody
Little John

Tom Lowell
Billy Nelson

Steven Rogers
Doc Walton