Combat! Episode Guide http://www.tv.com/combat!/show/235/episode_guide.html?printable=1&tag=season_nav;print 1. Forgotten Front

First aired: 10/2/1962 Writer: Richard Matheson, Jerome Coopersmith Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Albert Paulsen (Dorffman) Global rating: 7.3

Lt. Hanley's platoon is given a mission to spot the location of hidden German heavy artillery. After a patrol is lost in a booby-trapped dye factory, Sgt. Saunder's squad is sent forward to help. They find a kindly German deserter hiding in the factory, and must decide whether to leave him alive or dead when they retreat from a German tank attack. 2. Rear Echelon Commandos

First aired: 10/9/1962 Writer: Richard Tregaskis, Gene Levitt Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown) , John Considine (Wayne Temple, Jr.), Stephen Coit (Joe Gainsborough) Global rating: 7.5

Sgt. Saunders and his squad receive three much-needed replacements with rear-area backgrounds that seem to make them unfit for combat. At first, the squad is amused by the shortcomings of the new members, but things quickly become serious when they are assigned a hazardous mission. 3. Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd

First aired: 10/16/1962 Writer: Robert Hardy Andrews Director: Burt Kennedy Guest star: Walt Davis (German Guard) , Tony Mordente (Morello), Jeffrey Hunter (Sgt. Dane), Martin Brandt (Priest), Rex Holman (Christy), Hans Difflip (German Officer) Global rating: 6.2

Ambushed by the Germans, Lt. Hanley and the squad are saved from certain death by the appearance of a lone American tank. Fighting their way back to their lines, they learn the troubling secrets of the angry and reckless tank commander. 4. Any Second Now

First aired: 10/23/1962 Writer: Gene Levitt Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Alexander Davion (Lt. David Woodman), Elen Willard (Anne Farell), Donald May (Major Thompson), Emile Genest (Emile), Jacques Roux (French Priest), Felix Reinsch ((German) Briefing Officer), James de Winter (Corporal), Ned Wynn (M.P.) Global rating: 6.9

While in a French town on leave, Hanley's leg is pinned by some debris during a bombing raid. In the church building with him is an undetonated German bomb which is still timed to explode. Help arrives in the form of an British demolition expert who is suffering battle fatigue and is angry at Hanley for trying to pickup his girl at a local bar. 5. Far from the Brave

First aired: 10/30/1962 Writer: Burt Kennedy Director: Burt Kennedy Guest star: Joe Mantell (Pvt. Delaney) Global rating: 6.4

When the squad's B.A.R. man is killed in battle, a grievous Sgt. Saunders assigns the heavy weapon to a new replacement, an elderly cook, despite Pvt. Kirby's objections. The decision has far-reaching consequences when the squad must cover the main force's retreat and the replacement faces enemy fire for the first time. 6. Missing in Action

First aired: 11/13/1962 Writer: James Henerson, Sidney Marshall, Beirne Lay, Jr. Director: Byron Paul Guest star: Walt Davis (American Flyer by the wall) , Howard Duff (Hobey Jabko), Maria Machado (Denise), Louis Mercier (Gallard), Glenn Cannon (Tafe), Michel Petit (Roger), Barton Heyman (Fergus) Global rating: 5.6

Lt. Hanley and the squad infiltrate enemy lines to rescue a downed wing commander who is being kept in an French underground safehouse. Complications arise when the commander seems hesitant to return and his female companion schemes to keep him with her. 7. Escape to Nowhere First aired: 11/20/1962 Writer: Malvin Wald Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Walt Davis (German Guard By the phone) , Albert Paulsen (General Von Strelitz), Joyce Vanderveen (Maria), Sasha Harden (Colonel Kleist), Roger Til (French Priest), Lester Fletcher (German Interrogator), William Speckman (Bower), Lou Robb (Mueller), Hans Difflipp (German Major) Global rating: 5.8

Lt. Hanley is captured by the Germans, but finds himself caught up in the defection scheme of General von Strelitz. The general, wanted by the gestapo for his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler, plans to use Lt. Hanley to reach Allied lines. 8. The Celebrity

First aired: 11/27/1962 Writer: Tom Seller, Art Wallace, Art Wallace Director: Burt Kennedy Guest star: Walt Davis (German who attacks the truck) , Tab Hunter (Del Packer), Tony Mordente (Sgt. Kurawicz), Virginia Stefan (Nurse) Global rating: 5.9

Sgt. Saunder's squad is awestruck when their newest replacement is a professional baseball pitcher. On his first combat patrol, the star proves to be a costly liability to the squad, and he must choose between accepting a transfer to a desk job or proving his worth as a soldier. 9. Cat and Mouse

First aired: 12/4/1962 Writer: Robert Altman Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Frank Behrens (Captain Reed), Werner Becker (II) (1st German soldier), William Harlow (Radioman (Uncredited)), Robert Winston (German Lt.), William Bryant (Major O'Connors), John A. Alonzo (Bialos), Albert Salmi (Sgt. Jenkins), Hans Difflipp (Colonel Burgen), Ted Knight (German Captain) Global rating: 7.7

After his return from a decimated patrol, an exhausted Sgt. Saunders is ordered to accompany Sgt. Jenkins' squad back into enemy lines. Saunders finds himself trapped with the obstinate Jenkins in an old millhouse being used as a German headquarters, and the valuable information they learn must be returned to friendly lines at any cost. 10. I Swear by Apollo First aired: 12/11/1962 Writer: Gene Levitt Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown), Steven Rogers (Doc) , John Considine (Wayne Temple), Gunnar Hellstrom (Dr. Belzer), Eugene Borden (Bresson), Maya Van Dorn (Mother Superior), Betty Tessman (Nun), John Neris (Frenchman), Philip Abbott (Capt. Correm) Global rating: 7.1

Sgt. Saunders and his squad take refuge in a convent filled with mysterious nuns after Pvt. Temple and a Frenchman with important information are seriously wounded. When Lt. Hanley arrives with bad news regarding their own doctor, Saunders realizes he must force a German combat surgeon to save the dying men. 11. A Day in June

First aired: 12/18/1962 Writer: Robert Pirosh Director: Boris Sagal Guest star: Harry Dean Stanton (Beecham), Pierre Jalbert (Caje/Caddy), Tom Skerritt (Uncredited), Lisa Montell (Marcelle), Pat Dahl (Hazel), Henry Daniell (Minister), Brad Weston (Lt. Crowley), Max Dommar (Theo (Caddy/Caje's friend)), Frankie Ray (II) (Gardello) Global rating: 6.3

As the squad takes shelter during a fierce storm, Sgt. Saunders and the men reminisce about the events revolving around their arrival on D-Day. Flashbacks describe the camaraderie and hostility present as the bored soldiers await their movement orders in England, the tense journey in the transports across the English Channel, and the platoon's harrowing assault on the shores of Normandy in the first wave. 12. The Prisoner

First aired: 12/25/1962 Writer: Robert Kaufman, James Henerson, Robert Kaufman Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Walter Koenig (Uncredited), Keenan Wynn (Colonel Clyde), Sasha Harden (Capt. Gemmerman), Adam Williams (Lt. Col. Nash), Richard Bakalyan (Sgt. Wolfson [as Richard Bakalynn]), John A. Alonzo (Bialos), Tom Skerritt ([uncredited]) Global rating: 7.5

Braddock becomes a driver for a colonel as is captured as a POW while wearing the colonel's coat and helmet. 13. Reunion First aired: 1/1/1963 Writer: Art Wallace Director: Paul Stanley (I) Guest star: Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Emile Genest (Henri Fouquet), Chris Robinson (Paul Villers), Henry Rowland (Colonel Hoffman), Will Kuluva (Emile Villers), Fifi D'Orsay (Madame Fouquet), Angela Clarke (Claire Brouchard) Global rating: 5.5

Saunders helps a soldier reunite with his French father -- a collaborator 14. The Medal

First aired: 1/8/1963 Writer: Richard Maibaum Director: Paul Stanley (I) Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Tom Troupe (Medic [?? credited as Tom Troup]), Clegg Hoyt (Cook), Frank Gorshin (Wharton), Gordon Bruce (German), Edward Knight (Lt. Kohrs), Joseph Campanella (Vincent D'Amato) Global rating: 7.2

A soldier is mistakenly credited for the heroic deeds of a fallen comrade and decides to accept an undeserved medal after receiving a "Dear John" letter. 15. Just for the Record

First aired: 1/15/1963 Writer: William Bast Director: László Benedek Guest star: Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Micheline Presle (Annette), James Forrest (Foreman / wounded prisoner), Edward Colmans (Andre Mallott), Alf Kjellin (Kurt) Global rating: 5.7

Saunders is captured when he puts down his gun and considers playing a record he got from home. The French resistance helps him escape but then he must rely on the help of a French woman who is not with the resistance. 16. The Volunteer

First aired: 1/22/1963 Writer: Gene Levitt Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Ted Knight (Kurt), Kurt Lewin (Karl (not Kurt Levin)), Ed Gilbert (Herman) Global rating: 6.0 A thirteen year old French boy wants to join the squad. After he is told he can't, he follows the squad. After Hanley is wounded, Caje tells him that he was now part of the group and his orders are to see that the Lt. gets back to town. When they get back to town, they find out that the Germans are setting up a trap for the Americans. Hanley sends the boy to find Saunders' squad and tell them about the Germans so they can radio the information to HQ. 17. The Squad

First aired: 1/29/1963 Writer: Harry Brown Director: Herman Hoffman Guest star: Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Alex Denaszody (German Corporal), John Bolt (Moseby Lovelace), James Callahan (Reischer), Harold Dyrenforth (1st German Engineer), John Mayo (Lt. Peterson), Mathias Uitz (2nd German Engineer [as Mattias Uitz]) Global rating: 6.5

The squad gets a replacement, Mosley Lovelace (a Georgia boy) who says that the best thing he got from the Yankee army is his boots and rifle. 18. Next In Command

First aired: 2/5/1963 Writer: Burt Kennedy Director: Burt Kennedy Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964) , Ben Cooper (Corporal John Cross) Global rating: 6.1

An anti-social corporal joins squad, and Saunders doesn't trust him 19. The Chateau

First aired: 2/12/1963 Writer: Judith George, George W. George, Jonathan Hughes, Judith George, George W. George Director: László Benedek Guest star: Walt Davis (German Solider) , John Milford (Lt. Masters), Edward Tierney (Friedrich), Joan Hackett (Gabrielle), Frank Sutton (Corporal Cording), Ben Wright (Count De Gontran), Don Edmonds (Jackson), Dan O'Herlihy (Major Richter)

Global rating: 5.1

Doc and his walking wounded take refuge in French chateau that is occupied by Germans and an eccentric Frenchman. 20. Off Limits

First aired: 2/19/1963 Writer: George F. Slavin Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), Arnold Merritt, Walt Davis (American in the truck) , Andre Phillippe (Andre), Marie Gomez (Claire), Peggy Ann Garner (Nurse Lt. Amelia Marsh), Jeremy Slade, William Windom (Captain Lew Anders), Mark Ryan (Hanson) Global rating: 5.8

PFC Marsh runs into his wife, Lt. Amelia Marsh, at a field hospital. He asks for a pass to spend time with her. While he is waiting for his pass, Kirby goes AWOL and ends up at the hospital. Marsh has to go out on the mission in place of Kirby and is wounded. 21. No Time for Pity

First aired: 2/26/1963 Writer: Steven Ritch Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Paul Busch (Mueller) , Denise Alexander (Annette), Michael Davis (III) (Jean), Robert Winston (Hoffman), William Phipps (Capt. Whitlow), Guy De Vestel (Marcel), Gunnar Hellstrom Global rating: 5.9

Hanley and the men must take a French town where the Germans have an observation post for artillery. The Germans are holding the town's children as hostages and threaten to kill them if they are attacked. 22. Night Patrol

First aired: 3/5/1963 Writer: Frank Jessy, Quentin Sparr Director: Burt Kennedy Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964) , Skip Homeier (Billy Joe), Eric Braeden ((uncredited)) Global rating: 6.2

The squad meets up with a lieutenant living in a cave. 23. Survival First aired: 3/12/1963 Writer: John D.F. Black Director: Robert Altman Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Walt Davis (German who throws grenade in the window) , John Seigfried (Kurt), Donald Ein (Sergeant), Michael Murphy (First Tanker), Matty Jordan (2nd Tanker) Global rating: 8.0

Lt. Hanley and the squad escape capture during an artillery barrage, but Sgt. Saunders is unknowingly left behind in the fiery chaos. Alone and in agony from burns, Saunders wanders in a helpless delirium behind enemy lines. 24. No Hallelujahs for Glory

First aired: 3/19/1963 Writer: Luther Davis, Mort R. Lewis Director: Paul Stanley (I) Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , George Petrie (Captain Smith), Garry Walberg (Thin Correspondent), Maurice Marsac (Jacques), Charles McDaniel (Bearded Correspondent), James Goodwin (Mike), Elizabeth Allen (Eleanora Hunt), Angela Clarke (Madame Michelin) Global rating: 7.3

Sgt. Saunders and Lt. Hanley are forced to deal with an ambitious female reporter who has little understanding about the costs of war. 25. The Quiet Warrior

First aired: 3/26/1963 Writer: Gene Levitt, Luther Davis, Gene Levitt Director: Justus Addiss Guest star: Eric Braeden (Drunken German Soldier), Barbara Babcock (Woman at Savoy Bar), J.D. Cannon (Ted Slocum), Michele Montau (Lily), Brendan Dillon (Williams, the briefing agent), Lomax Study (Andre), Charles Giorgi (Georges), Leno Francen (Marie Barole), Rolfe Sedan (Dr. Barole), Walter Janowitz (Cafe Owner), Albert Szabo (Soldier) Global rating: 6.2

Hanley is sent in to extract a French scientist, the father of a college room mate who was killed in the previous extraction attempt. 26. Battle of the Roses

First aired: 4/2/1963 Writer: Hendrik Vollaerts Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), William Harlow (Dorsey), Walt Davis (1st German), Earl Parker (1st German Who is Shot) , Penny Santon (Celeste Fourant), Antoinette Bower (Jeanine) Global rating: 4.7

Sgt. Saunders encounters a strange French girl and her nurse who refuse to leave the safety of a rose garden. 27. Hill 256

First aired: 4/9/1963 Writer: David Moessinger Director: James Komack Guest star: George Keymas (Major Daggett), Richard Peel (British Sergeant), Liam Sullivan (Major Hendricks), Clegg Hoyt (Technical Sergeant), Alan Caillou (British Lieutenant), Walter Friedel (German Prisoner), John Shay (Major Canfield), Curt Conway (Capt. Dugan), Robert Clup (Sgt. John Metcalf) Global rating: 7.4

Kirby finds himself facing a court-martial after a staff sergeant claims that he ran from the enemy. Using their 48-hour pass, Sgt. Saunders and Caje return to the battlefield to look for the evidence that will clear Kirby of the charges. 28. The Sniper

First aired: 4/16/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Ted Post Guest star: Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Fletcher Fist (Brockmeyer) , Eric Braeden (Hans Grubber), Jordan Grant (Marks), John Newton (Fisher), Michel Petit (1st Boy), Phillipe Chappele (2nd Boy), Maya Van Horn (Woman), Athan Karras (Carot), Walter Kohler (Man), Guy De Vestel (Villager), Alex Dunard (Bistro Man), Arlette Clark (Old Woman) Global rating: 8.0

After the squad takes a town, a German sniper begins picking them off one by one. 29. One More for the Road

First aired: 4/23/1963 Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Don Edmonds (Stroback), Monroe twins (The Baby) Global rating: 6.9 After the squad finds an orphaned infant behind enemy lines, Sgt. Saunders is faced with making a difficult decision: either bring the baby along and increase the danger to his men, or leave the child behind to face certain death. 30. The Walking Wounded

First aired: 4/30/1963 Writer: Burt Kennedy Director: Burt Kennedy Guest star: Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Gary Merrill (Capt. Will August), Geraldine Brooks (Lt. Ann Hunter), Stephen Joyce (Jones), George Davis (Old Frenchman), David Manley (Tanker), Berkeley Harris (Pvt. John Lee) Global rating: 6.8

Saunders, with a minor leg wound, catches a ride on an ambulance and finds himself forcing a cowardly driver to drive through a combat zone and trying to get a battle fatigued ("walking wounded") doctor to attempt a high risk operation in order to save a badly wounded soldier. 31. High Named Today

First aired: 5/7/1963 Writer: David Z. Goodman Director: Paul Stanley (I) Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Dean Stockwell (Rob Lawson), Lew Brown (II) (Pratt), John Apone (Soldier #1), Steve Gaynor (Wounded Soldier), Burt Berger (Corporal) Global rating: 7.1

Saunders, Hanley and their men get a real scare when Private Rob Lawson, a reputed one-man death-squad, joins up with them. Yet after Saunders discovers what is behind Lawson's reckless bravery, he finds himself much more worried FOR the private than ABOUT him. 32. No Trumpets, No Drums

First aired: 5/14/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)) , Billy Beck (Dubois), Nicky Blair (Johnson), Andrea Darvi (Micheline), Jean Del Val (Marceau), Ted Roter (Frenchman) Global rating: 8.1

Caje must deal with killing a Frenchman. He does this by turning his attention to the dead man's daughter. The squad becomes worried about Caje. Sarge must find away to bring Caje back to himself before losing him. Saunders finds what he needs to bring Caje back when the town is attacked by the Germans. 33. Bridge at Chalons

First aired: 9/17/1963 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: Ted Post Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)) , Lee Kreiger (Capt. McQuillan), Rudy Hanson (German Leader), Kurt Landon (Other German), Donald Ein (German Corporal), Pete Helman (German), Lee Marvin Global rating: 7.9

Lee Marvin guest stars as a sergeant in command of a small demolition team that Saunders and his squad is ordered to take behind German lines to destroy a bridge. Lee Marvin does not believe the squad is large enough to handle the job. He requests a platoon but is refused by Lieutenant Hanley. Marvin submits but has a huge chip on his shoulder due to a close friend being killed. He has no confidence in Saunders or his men to get the job done and frequently ridicules them during the mission. 34. Bridgehead

First aired: 9/24/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Machine Gunner) , Noam Pitlick (Pvt. Gene Scott), Paul Busch (German Sergeant), Joey Walsh (Pvt. Jack Johnson), Richard Jury (Pvt. Wayne Shrope), Fred Harris II (Cole), Nick Adams (Pvt. Mick Hellar) Global rating: 8.6

Hanley orders Saunders and his squad to take a bridge which is guarded by a heavily fortified house. Nick Adams guest stars as a self-centered wise-cracking private who only cares about saving his own skin. He reveals during the episode that he is a jazz drummer and is soon to be leaving the front to play in an army band entertaining troops and wants to be sure he keeps himself in one piece. In the end he sacrifices his life to complete the mission he ridiculed. 35. Masquerade

First aired: 10/1/1963 Writer: Anthony Wilson Director: John Peyser Guest star: Walt Davis (German Solider) , James Coburn (Corporal Arnold Kanger), Norman Alden (PFC Cooper), Rick Traeger (German Colonel), George Keymas (Capt. Simms), K.L. Smith (1st G.I), Jacque Shelton (2nd G.I.), Bruce Watson (Sentry), Alex Burke (1st man), Dan Stafford (Lt. David Comstock) Global rating: 9.0

James Coburn guest stars as a ruthless German spy masquerading as an American G.I. in order to get into American HQ to create havoc. When the jeep he is driving hits a land mine, Saunders and his squad bring him and two other German spies back to their Company HQ for first aid. Saunders slowly begins to suspect there is something wrong as Coburn's character makes slight mistakes while speaking and interacting with the other men. 36. The Long Way Home (1)

First aired: 10/8/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Ted Post Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Arnold Merritt (Pfc. Cole), Walt Davis (uncredited, (German) is the taller guard who comes in with Steiner) , Richard Basehart (Capt. Steiner), Simon Oakland (Sgt. Tom Akers), Woodrow Parfrey (Pvt. Gates), Sasha Harden (Lt. Brummel), Glenn Cannon (Rankin), Arthur Batanides (Nader), James B. Sikking (Lyles [as Jim Sikking]), Michael McDonald (V) (Wilson), Walter Linden (German Compound Guard - Day), Norbert Meisel (German Compound Guard - Night), Rudy Dolan (2nd German Compound Guard - Day), Robert Fortier (Capt. Jampel) Global rating: 8.2

While returning from patrol, Saunders and his men are captured by a platoon of German SS. They take the squad back to their base to be interrogated by their commander an SS Captain played by Richard Basehart. Simon Oakland also guest stars as an American sergeant already held captive by the Germans. 37. The Long Way Home (2)

First aired: 10/15/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Ted Post Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Arnold Merritt (Pfc. Cole) , Richard Basehart (Capt. Steiner), Woodrow Parfrey (Pvt. Gates), Simon Oakland (Sgt. Tom Akers), Glenn Cannon (Rankin), Arthur Batanides (Nader), James B. Sikking (Lyles), Sasha Harden (Lt. Brummel), Michael McDonald (V) (Wilson), Walter Linden (German Compound Guard - Day), Norbert Meisel (German Compound Guard - Night), Rudy Dolan (2nd German Guard - Day) Global rating: 8.6

As this episode begins, we learn that Billy Nelson has successfully escaped, though wounded, and Lt. Hanley is aware of the unit's predicament. Caje is grabbed by the Germans for having a rifle, and is threatened with death. Saunders devises an ingenius way of gaining escape from the camp, using the electrical line for the overhead light bulb in the prisoners' cabin. All escape, but Saunders is about to be killed by Capt. Steiner, when the dying, tortured Pvt. Gates (Woodrow Parfrey) kills Steiner. Lesson: the supposed Nazi SS "Superman" is nailed by a simple American grocery clerk. So who was who's "superior"? 38. The Wounded Don't Cry

First aired: 10/22/1963 Writer: James Landis Director: James Komack Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)) , Karl Boehm (Carl Bauer), Leonard Nimoy (Neumann) Global rating: 6.7

The unit captures a German hospital. Neumann (Nimoy) is a German-speaking GI who interacts with the German head of the hospital. Saunders is upset by the lack of intensity on the part of his men in checking the German patients. Neumann gives Saunders a hard time for being so tough on wounded soldiers. Turns out Saunders was right-- a couple of the patients are SS "dead-enders" who don't care they're losing the war. They attack Saunders' men, and are killed, but Neumannn is badly injured. Saunders must go with a wounded German sergeant in a German truck to get plasma for Neumann from a bombed-out convoy. Saunders and his German counterpart learn to trust each other "somewhat" on the drive. At the convoy, the German grabs a Luger and tries to escape, but then SS men arrive and nearly execute him. Saunders (as usual) bails him out, but won't let him escape at the end. Lesson: We're all humans, but a job is a job. 39. Doughboy

First aired: 10/29/1963 Writer: Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Gene Levitt Director: Tom Gries Guest star: William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Walt Davis (uncredited (German) is second on patrol.), Paul Busch (German Sgt.) , Michael McDonald (V) (Ed), Eddie Albert (Phil), Eric Braeden (German Vehicle Commander [as Hans Gudegast]), Alida Valli (Marie) Global rating: 5.7

Eddie Albert guest stars as an American WWI veteran living in France with his French wife he met while soldiering in the previous war. During the shelling from a Big German gun nearby he becomes confused and believes he is still fighting WWI. 40. Glow Against the Sky

First aired: 11/5/1963 Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis ([uncredited] German (first guard seen walking the streets after night falls)), Chris Howard (German Drunk #2), Paul Busch (German Soldier) , Warren Spahn (German Soldier), Kurt Krueger (Capt. Neubauer), Addison Myers (German Medic), Kurt Landen (German Sentry), Carl Carlsson (German Sergeant), Bobby Hyatt (U.S. Medic), Brian Avery (German Soldier), William Sargent (Huffman) Global rating: 7.6

In this episode, Billy Nelson is wounded and dazed in an artillery barrage in a village in the opening sequence. The rest of the patrol, concerned for his safety, gets trapped in a cellar. The Germans are crawling all over the village after the barrage. Eventually Littlejohn's loyalty to his buddy wins out over Saunders' practical demands to safeguard the rest of the unit. Billy Nelson is saved from the Germans, and the patrol blasts its way out of town. Intense, exciting from first to last. 41. The Little Jewel

First aired: 11/12/1963 Writer: Shirl Hendryx Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)) , Mindas Masuilis (German Machine Gunner #1), Michel Petit (Bijou), Paul Busch (German Sergeant), Heinz Sadler (German Machine Gunner #3), Dieter Jacoby (German Machine Gunner #2), Edward Tierney (Scarface Sergeant) Global rating: 4.7

All the squad but Kirby takes to an orphan boy named Bijou. When Caje is captured by the Krauts, the others begin to think just maybe Kirby is right. Eventually, the boy overcomes his self-centered survivalist orientation and helps the squad accomplish its mission. Even Kirby takes a liking to him after that. 42. A Distant Drum

First aired: 11/19/1963 Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol Director: John Peyser Guest star: William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964) , Denise Darcel (Annette), Sasha Hardin (Keppler), Charles De Vries (Buehler), Ed Knight (German Sgt.), Ray Baxter (German Soldier), Holly McIntire (Louise) Global rating: 7.2

Lt. Hanley is wounded in an artillery barrage, and is separated from the rest of the platoon. He survives frisking by a nasty German soldier, and finds a French farmhouse inhabited by two women. The mother does not want to hide Hanley, as she is afraid of the Germans. Her husband was killed by the Germans when he tried to help a downed British pilot evade capture. Germans come and search the farmhouse, looking for Hanley, who they know is somewhere in the vicinity. The nasty German tries to rape the daughter, and Hanley kills him. The women ultimately help Hanley escape to his own lines. 43. Anatomy of a Patrol

First aired: 11/26/1963 Writer: Bob Mitchell, Esther Mitchell Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: William Smith (I) (Richter), Kort Falkenberg (Meitner), James Caan (Sgt. Beckman), William Sargent (Blocker), Jeff Davis (Johnson), Juergen Seifert (Bernsdorf), Mark de Vries (Holweg), William Wellman, Jr. (Woody), Bobby Hyatt (Gray) Global rating: 9.3

The unit's mission is to reach a downed recon aircraft (P-38), rescue the pilot if alive, and get back with the aircraft's camera and film of the German positions. At the beginning, we see that a German patrol, led by Sgt. Beckman (James Caan) has been sent on a parallel mission to capture the pilot and the film. Saunders and Beckman play a constant cat-and-mouse game, each trying to outguess, outsmart, and out- maneuver the other. Beckman, a very cagey veteran German non-com, nearly wins. Instead, he loses his life, his entire patrol, the mission, and his "game" with Saunders at the end. Saunders loses two men out of the patrol (contrasted with twelve of the Germans), and gets hot when Kirby tries to tell him how Saunders was so much smarter "than that German sergeant." Saunders never thinks of losing a man as a "win." 44. Ambush

First aired: 12/3/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Earl Parker (Stunts), Walt Davis ([uncredited ] German (closer to officer, is sent by officer to spot for artillery, has binoculars and is knifed by Kirby)) , Charles Macaulay (Capt. Baumer), Kort Falkenberg (Hans), Marisa Pavan (Marie Marchand), Michael Pataki (G.I. Radio Man), William Speckman (1st German Soldier [as William Speckmann]), Guy De Vestel (Uncle Henri), Maurice St. Clair (Andre), Steven Landers (German #1), Edgar Ritscher (German #2), Billy Beck (French Priest), Francis Ravel (Man), Gabrielle Rossillon (French Girl), Mignonne Gret (Girl)

Global rating: 7.8

Sgt. Saunders and the squad obey their orders to not interfere as a newly liberated village administers justice to the local collaborators. Unfortunately, Saunders discovers that a lynched man's daughter has knowledge of a hidden German tank's location, and she refuses to give them the vital information they need. 45. Barrage

First aired: 12/10/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Alf Kjellin (Hans), Ed Deemer (German Soldier #4), Peter Hellman (German Soldier #3), Frank Killmond (Clark), John Rayner (American Sergeant), Horst Evers (German Soldier #1), Tom Pace (German Soldier #2), Dieter Jacoby (Machine Gunner #1), Mathias Uitz (Machine Gunner #2), John Crawford (Gunnar) Global rating: 9.3

Sgt. Saunders is wounded while searching for German artillery and is aided by a deserter. 46. Thunder from the Hill

First aired: 12/17/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: John Peyser Guest star: Peter Whitney (Massine), John Neris (Jean), Ben Wright (Boulange), George Sawaya (Pierre), Jacques Sorel (Andre), Robert Carricart (Diebold) Global rating: 6.1

Lt. Hanley has a conflict with a resistance fighter who insists on raiding an ammo dump. 47. The Party

First aired: 12/24/1963 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)) , Andrea Darvi (Jeannine, the orphan), Nicholas Georgiade (Londos), Danielle de Metz (Angelique), Biff Elliot (Rafferty), Terry Becker (Claybourne), Monique Lemaire (Roxanne), Daniele Aubrey (Renee), Charles Kuenstle (Driver), Robert Sorrells (Reeves), George W. Davis (Old Man) Global rating: 8.9

In this strangely light-hearted episode Kirby is left in charge of the unit in a village where there are three very pretty French ladies, who are the objects of desire not only for Kirby, Caje and Nelson, but also for several sergeants from an engineering corps, who have set up a party. The intrepid trio enlist the help of an orphan girl (Jeannine) to assist them in peeling the sergeants away from the ladies and the party supplies. Comedy is the result. For the first (and only?) time in the series, Billy Nelson actually gets to kiss a girl. Guests include Daniele Demetz as Angelique; Biff Elliot as Rafferty; and Terry Becker as Claybourne. 48. Gideon's Army

First aired: 12/31/1963 Writer: Charles B. Smith Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Lou Robb (German Lieutenant), Walt Davis (German) is in the shellhole) , Milton Selzer (Colonel Glinski), Richard Jaeckel (Sgt. Buxman), Albert Szabo (Karacz), Reggie Nalder (Man With One Eye), Ray Baxter (Cougher (man with cough)), Marc Cavell (Jan), Peter Hellman (German Sergeant), Dean Heyde (German Soldier) Global rating: 9.3

Saunders and his men come upon injured and starving Polish slave laborers who were left behind because they could not walk. A German advance may force him to leave them behind. 49. The Pillbox

First aired: 1/7/1964 Writer: Don Tait Director: Vic Morrow Guest star: Earl Parker (Runner) , Warren Oates (Stark), Albert Paulsen (Carl Dorfmann), Joe Turkel (Klimmer), Heney Horman (Meisner), Paul Busch (German Lt.), Ray Baxter (German Trucker #1), Ed Deemer (German Trucker #2) Global rating: 9.2

Lt. Hanley and a wounded soldier are trapped in a bunker with German officers. 50. The General and the Sergeant

First aired: 1/14/1964 Writer: Gustave Field Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)) , Denise Alexander (Jacqueline Bouchard), John Dehner (General Armand Bouchard), Christian Pasques (First Young Man), Lucien Lanvin (Second Young Man), Maria Schroeder (Young Girl #1), Gabrielle Rossillon (Young Girl #2), Renaud Villedieu (Boy), Mathias Uitz (German Soldier #1 [as Mathias Uitz]) Global rating: 9.5

Saunders humors a French World War I General (with a pretty granddaughter) who wants to take over the unit by allowing him to serve as a guide. 51. Eyes of the Hunter

First aired: 1/21/1964 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Walt Davis (German Machine Gunner) , William Smith (I) (German Sgt) Global rating: 9.4

Sgt. Saunders doesn't trust the survivor of a patrol who has been appointed to guide him to a target. 52. The Hostages

First aired: 1/28/1964 Writer: Richard Adams Director: Ted Post Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis(German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Walt Davis (American) is lineman) , Peter Mark Richman (Capt. Aptmeyer), Dick Patterson (Barnarbo), Eric Braeden (Ecktmann [as Hans Gudegast]), Ken Berry (Motor Sgt.), Tom Peters (Commo Man), Lew Gallo (Motorcycle MP), Joseph Perry (1st Sgt.) Global rating: 8.5

Saunders and Caje are held hostage by two Germans while Doc tries to get a vehicle to get them out of town. When they get out of town Doc learns what the Germans wanted them for. He tries to stop them by wrecking the ambulance. When he does, Caje gets a broke leg and the German in the back gets killed. Then the other German has Doc and Saunders leave an injured Caje behind. Doc gets a chance to jump him and in the fight, Doc kills the German with his bare hands. Saunders brings Doc to reality by letting Doc know he is wounded. 53. Mail Call

First aired: 2/4/1964 Writer: Arnold Belgard Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Earl Parker (1st American Jeep Driver) Global rating: 9.7

Sgt. Saunders receives bad news from his brother while dealing with a malingerer. 54. Counter-Punch

First aired: 2/11/1964 Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.5

After being cut off from, and attempting to return to their lines, Sgt. Saunders and Caje join up with a crew of stragglers. 55. A Silent Cry

First aired: 2/18/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.6

Sgt. Saunders has to escort an arrogant radio expert to aid partisans. 56. The Hunter

First aired: 2/25/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Earl Parker (Vic's Stunt man when he falls off the ladder), Earl Parker (when Alfred Ryder get shot and falls down from the tower) Global rating: 9.7

A professional German sniper captures a wounded Kirby, and begins to hunt down Sgt. Saunders 57. What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)

First aired: 3/3/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Walt Davis ((British) is a rifleman) Global rating: 8.5

In this 2 parter Saunders and his men have to get the retreat message to a British troupe behind enemy lines. The British Captain uses his authority to keep Saunders and his men to help him fight the Germans. 58. What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)

First aired: 3/10/1964 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)) , Richard Chambers (William), Norbert Meisel (German Corporal (intepreter)), Erik Holland (German Lieutentant), Eric Micklewood (Deeds), Richard Peel (Bolt), John Alderson (Sgt. Rawlings), William Beckley (Corporal Joyce), Philippe Chapelle (Robaire), Ronald Howard (British Captain) Global rating: 9.0

Saunders and his men are still stuck with a surrounded British company. The British Captain (Ronald Howard) is questioned by one of his own wounded men (Pvt. Giles - James Forest) as to why they haven't retreated to safety and aid. Giles dies. The Captain then tells a German lieutenant (Erik Holland) at a parley (after being told he is surrounded by overwhelming numbers) that he intends to kill every German in the sector. A vicious series of firefights erupts, during which the Capt. is wounded. Saunders and his men basically save the company in the first, wild firefight. The Capt., after conferring with his own Sgt. Rawlings (John Alderson), gives Saunders permission to withdraw. Saunders and the unit decide to stay. After an overnight barrage, they beat back a final, uncoordinated German assault at daybreak. The German lieutenant then comes forward to surrender himself and his troops to the Capt. Lt. Hanley shows up with an American relief column; the Germans were cut off themselves. The Capt. dies. The little French kid (Philippe Chapelle) finds his sister's killer, now dead, among the German attackers. 59. Weep No More

First aired: 3/17/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Ted Post Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.9 Lt. Hanley aids a mute addled French girl who may have valuable information regarding German positions. 60. The Short Day of Private Putnam

First aired: 3/24/1964 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Beau Bridges (Pvt. Putnam) Global rating: 7.5

Pvt. Putnam (Putt) is a 15 year old runaway. He lies to cover up his age and the fact that he is a green recruit. A friend tells Hanley he is only 15. When he panics he nearly gets the Sarge and himself killed. In the end, his hobby saves the day. 61. Rescue

First aired: 3/31/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Ted Post Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Walt Davis (German) is the fake sleeper in American uniform) Global rating: 5.8

Lt. Hanley is helped by German infiltrators who want information. 62. Command

First aired: 4/7/1964 Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Walt Davis (Machine Gunner) , Dennis Robertson (Bronson), Joseph Campanella (Lt. Douglas), William Arvin (Adams) Global rating: 9.0

Sgt. Saunders has issues about an aloof Lt. who temporarily takes over for wounded Lt. Hanley. 63. Infant of Prague

First aired: 4/14/1964 Writer: Hendrik Vollaerts Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Pamela Branch (Mlle. Mornay), Jeanne Rainer (Mlle. Solere), Leigh Chapman (Mlle. Bochard), Harold Dyrenforth (Panzer Captain), Jeanette Nolan (Sister Therese) Global rating: 6.0

Lt Hanley and his men run into four nuns looking for the Americans to get help for their Mother Superior. The men must try and get the nuns and themselves out of the town before the Germans get to the town. The old Nun (guest Jeannette Nolan) goes back after a statue. Lt. Hanley and Caje are therefore compelled to go back into the town, now full of Germans, and even right to the Germans HQ. (This was the episode for Easter, 1964.) 64. The Glory Among Men

First aired: 4/21/1964 Writer: Tom Sellers Director: Vic Morrow Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Fletcher Fist (Barnett) Global rating: 8.4

When the one person in the squad that is disliked by most of the men is wounded, the Germans use him as bait to try and get the men to come after him. Orders come in come to leave him if it is not possible to retrieve him. One person doesn't want to leave Mason behind. The squad then tries to save Mason. 65. Mountain Man

First aired: 9/15/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Walt Davis (German Solider) , Theodore Bikel (Francois Perrault) Global rating: 8.1

Saunders meets with a recluse Frenchman who lives on the same mountain that he needs to mark a trail over. 66. Vendetta

First aired: 9/22/1964 Writer: Wells Root, Ron Bishop Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , John Aniston (Second Greek), Telly Savalas, Pete Duel (Szigeti) Global rating: 9.8

Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men. 67. Point of View

First aired: 9/29/1964 Writer: David Moessinger Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Anthony Jochim (French Farmer), Horst Ebersberg (German Corporal), Richard Schuyler (Medic), Seymour Cassel (Doctor), Gerald Trump (Howie Parker), H.M. Wynant (Lt. Collins), Paul Burke (Sgt. O'Neill) Global rating: 9.7

Saunders faces a possible court-martial after a machine gun sergeant accuses him of bad judgment under fire when two of his men are killed. 68. The Duel

First aired: 10/6/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: John Peyser Guest star: Earl Parker (Vic Morrows Stunt man when he gets on the tank and the tank trys to shake him off), Tom Pace (1st German Infantryman) , George Rogatkin (2nd German Infantryman), Bobby Rydell (Mickey Shay), Tram Tyson (German Driver), Hans Difflip (German Commander) Global rating: 9.7

Saunders and the truck driver he is riding with meet up with, and begin a duel with, a German Tiger Tank and crew. 69. Silver Service First aired: 10/13/1964 Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Claudine Longet (Claudette), Mickey Rooney Global rating: 9.3

A cheating truck driver drags a locked duffle bag everywhere he goes. 70. The Hard Way Back

First aired: 10/20/1964 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.2

A soldier who panics under fire and leaves a trapped Saunders in a German occupied town, has second thoughts and returns to rescue him. 71. Operation Fly Trap

First aired: 10/27/1964 Writer: Don Tait Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 7.5

Saunders and squad set up a trap to capture a German Colonel. But he has to deal with a malcontent that jeopardizes everything with his lack support. 72. The Little Carousel

First aired: 11/10/1964 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 6.6

The Squad encounters a young French girl-student nurse that insists on helping everyone. 73. Fly Away Home

First aired: 11/17/1964 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.3

The Squad gets a view of the Carrier Pigeon Company and their role in the War Effort. 74. The Impostor

First aired: 11/24/1964 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Skip Homeier (Sgt. Morgan - credited as G. V. Homeier), James Dobson (Henderson) Global rating: 9.2

Hanley must take the place of a G-2 officer on a mission to spy on a German HQ. One of the three men he must meet has killed an American that Kirby recognized and took his unifom. 75. A Gift of Hope

First aired: 12/1/1964 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.3 Saunders discovers his MIA friend believed dead from the battle of St. Lo alive and under suspicion of desertion. 76. A Rare Vintage

First aired: 12/8/1964 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Corey Allen (Pvt. Garrett), Lyle Bettger (Capt. Brauer), Marcel Hillaire (Jean Sebelleau), Lawrence Montaigne (Sgt. Koch), Buck Holland (Lane Sentry) Global rating: 9.2

Caje needs the help of a French civilian to try and rescue an injured and captured Hanley. Other regulars: Saunders & Doc (2). 77. The Long Walk

First aired: 12/15/1964 Writer: Peter Barry Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.7

The squad picks a wounded soldier, but he isn't who he seems to be. Larkin, a friend of Saunders from boot camp, learns the truth and tries to warn Saunders but is killed before he can. 78. The Town That Went Away

First aired: 12/22/1964 Writer: George F. Slavin Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Walt Davis (German Solider), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Jay Novello (Paul Lejeune), Billy Beck (Rafe), Danielle Beause Jour (Yvette [as Danielle Beausejour]), Danielle Aubry (Marie), Susan Silo (Annice), Jean-Michel Michenaud (French Boy) Global rating: 9.7

Hanley and his men are sent to evacuate a town but a Frenchman redirects Hanley's men away from the town into a bombed out town. 79. Birthday Cake

First aired: 12/29/1964 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.1

Littlejohn receives a birthday cake a day before his birthday with instruction from his mom not to open it for his birthday. And it creates all sorts of problems for Littlejohn and the squad. 80. The Enemy

First aired: 1/5/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Anna Lee (Sister Lescaut), Robert Duvall (Karl, German Lieutenant), Michael Corhan (Louis Roche), Kurt Landen (German #1), Gerd Rein (German #2) Global rating: 5.6

Hanley reluctantly accepts a captured German lieutenant's offer to disarm the mines his men have hidden. (60 mins) 81. The Cassock

First aired: 1/12/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.7

A German demolitions officer is trapped in a church as the squad takes a town, and then masquerades as a priest to try to complete his mission. 82. Losers Cry Deal First aired: 1/19/1965 Writer: Director: Vic Morrow Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Earl Parker (American Sleeping by the door), Earl Parker (German that comes running out and is killed by Saunder) , Fletcher Fist (Johnson) Global rating: 8.9

Saunders assigns Caje as acting squad leader for the 3rd squad till the replacement Sergeant arrives. 83. More Than a Soldier

First aired: 1/26/1965 Writer: Shirl Hendryx Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Tommy Sands (Carey), Ron Soble (German Sergeant) Global rating: 9.7

Saunders runs out of tommy gun ammo while facing a German sergeant who seems his equal. His only ally is a green soldier who has never killed and can not bring himself to kill another person. 84. Brother, Brother

First aired: 2/2/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.7

A firend of Kirby's brother tracks Kirby down and joins the squad to collect on special favors from times they had back home. 85. The Steeple

First aired: 2/9/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.5

The squad works at trying to rescue a trapped paratrooper from an occupied town. 86. The Convict

First aired: 2/16/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Robert Carricart (Lambrelle) Global rating: 9.3

An escaped French convict pretends to be a resistance fighter in order to gain a direct escape out of France. 87. Dateline

First aired: 2/23/1965 Writer: Richard L. Newhafer Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Dan Duryea (Robert Barton), Douglas Henderson (Capt. Reardon), Henry Beckman (Major Mueller), Kurt Landen (Guard), Ray Baxter (German #1), Roger Gentry (German #2), Peter Hellman (German Guard) Global rating: 3.8

A reporter who has been allowed access to too much vital information has been captured. The squad is escorting a captain who intends to let himself be captured in order to rescue the reporter. Then a mine kills the captain and the noise attracts Germans and the squad is surrounded. 88. A Walk With an Eagle

First aired: 3/2/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.3

The Squad rescues a downed pilot with his own view of the how the War is fought. 89. The Long Wait

First aired: 3/9/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Fletcher Fist (Carson) Global rating: 7.3

Saunders and a truck load of wounded soldiers are pinned down at a crossing by a German Squad. 90. The Tree of Moray

First aired: 3/16/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 8.0

Lt. Hanley is responsible for a collaborator who has valuable information needed in London, but must deal with French underground members who want to hang the traitor. 91. Cry in the Ruins

First aired: 3/23/1965 Writer: Director: Vic Morrow Guest star: Lisa Pera (Madame Dubois) Global rating: 9.5

In the heat of battle, Sgt. Saunders' squad and the Germans declare an uneasy truce in order to help a delirious woman free her trapped baby. 92. The Hell Machine

First aired: 3/30/1965 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: John Peyser Guest star: Walt Davis (German Solider), Earl Parker (Stunts), Lou Robb (Lt. Bruner), Chris Anders (Lt. Krause) , Frank Gorshin (Pvt. Gavin), Than Wyenn (Capt. Beggs), James Arthur (German Colonel), Gene Benton (Tank Commander), Dick Raymond (German Infantryman), Heinz Sadler (Sgt. Peter) Global rating: 8.8

To get a wounded captain back to American lines, Saunders must get a claustrophic soldier to drive a German tank. 93. Billy the Kid

First aired: 4/6/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.2

Sgt. Saunders is apprehensive when an untried lieutenant, the son of a famous general, tries to prove his worth by leading the squad on a mission to destroy German artillery. 94. Heritage

First aired: 4/13/1965 Writer: Barry Trivers Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Kort Falkenberg (German Sergeant), Robert Fortier (Captain Jampel), Charles Bronson (Velasquez) Global rating: 7.4

Hanley and Kirby escort Cpl. Velasquez, an explosives expert, who has qualms about destroying works of art or heritage. They need him to destroy a German observation post protected by rock. 95. Odyssey First aired: 4/20/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.2

Sgt. Saunders, wounded and trapped behind enemy lines, tries to escape by passing himself off as a shell-shocked German soldier. In his journey back to friendly lines, he encounters both a cynical German doctor and a protective German sergeant. 96. Beneath the Ashes

First aired: 4/27/1965 Writer: George F. Slavin, Richard P. McDonagh, Richard P. McDonagh Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Robert Fortier (Captain Jampel), Chad Everett (Steve Kovac), Noam Pitlik (Mac), Robert Champion (German Capt.), Greg Mullavey (German Sgt. [as Gregory Mullavy]), Heber Jentzsch (German Lt.), John Gilgreen (Ambulance Driver), Robert Glenn (Lt. Coates [Robert Glenn (I)]) Global rating: 9.7

Hanley does not recall a private from patrol until the news that his wife is dying is confirmed. (At which time he will get an emergency leave.) But by then the patrol is trapped and hiding in a basement. 97. Main Event

First aired: 9/14/1965 Writer: William Fay Director: Tom Gries Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Ben Cooper (Willy Kleve), Todd Lasswell (Driver), Vic Werber (Ferguson), Jack Carter (Murphy), Hans Difflipp (German Sergeant) Global rating: 9.1

Willy Kleve, a boxer, and Murphy, his manager, arrive as new replacements for Saunders' squad. Murphy doesn't want anything to happen to Willy and causes more than one problem trying to protect him. 98. The First Day

First aired: 9/21/1965 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: George J. Fenady Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Dee Pollock (McBride), Buck Taylor (Tobin), Kevin Coughlin (Loomis), Robert Biheller (Tate), John Nealson (Anderson), Rick Weber (German) Global rating: 9.4

The squad goes on a mission with four teen replacements all on their first day in action. 99. S.I.W.

First aired: 9/28/1965 Writer: Shirl Hendryx Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , John Cassavetes (Kalb), William Stevens (Fleming), Paul Sheriff (Sawyer), Mike Krempels (German) Global rating: 9.4

A soldier who reputedly got two other squads annihilated via his own cowardice is transferred to Saunders' squad. Then he turns up with an apparent S.I.W. (Self- Inflicted Wound, that is), and it doesn't help when his explanation of how it happened keeps changing. 100. The Linesman

First aired: 10/5/1965 Writer: Edward J. Lakso, Gene Levitt Director: Tom Gries Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Chris Anders (German Sergeant), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Gerd Rein (German), Horst Ebersberg (German Sergeant), Peter Duryea (Pvt. O'Connor), Jack Lord (Barney McKlosky) Global rating: 8.9

Saunders' squad is assigned to protect McKlosky's communication squad while they lay a phone wire out to an observation post. McKlosky has already lost one man and doesn't think Saunders' men can do the job. 101. The Farmer

First aired: 10/12/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.1

A private from rural Iowa endangers the squad when he neglects his duties to attend to the chores of an evacuated farm on the battlefield. 102. Evasion

First aired: 10/19/1965 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Earl Parker (Lt.Hanley's Stunt man who climbs out the window) , Lloyd Bochner (Major Thorne), Monique Lemaire (Julie as (Monique Le Maire)), Jacques Aubuchon (Kopke), John Lodge (Major Ramsey (prisoner)), Anthony Rogers (Lt. Maples (prisoner)), John Levingston (Capt. Todd (prisoner)), Phil Bonnell (Frost (prisoner)), Herb Andress (German Lieutenant [as Herb Andreas]), Willy Kaufman (German Ticket Agent), Normand Houle (French Waiter), Socrates Ballis (Albanian Soldier), Karl Sadler (German Lieutenant), Robert Chapman (German Guard) Global rating: 9.4

In an ancient castle that the Germans are using as a POW camp, Hanley's fellow prisoners provide him with a fake Albanian uniform for his escape attempt. 103. Hear No Evil

First aired: 10/26/1965 Writer: Tim Considine, John Considine Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), William Harlow (G.I.), Tom Pace (German Motorcyclist), Chris Anders (German Motorcyclist) , Peter Haskell (German prisoner), Bruce Hayes (German in Jeep), Ernst Winters (German in Jeep), Roger Gentry (German Soldier), Edgar Winston (German Soldier), Gary Lasdun (German Squad Leader), Gene Otis Shan (Medic), Richard Tretter (Johnson) Global rating: 9.5

Sgt. Saunders, alone and deafened by a grenade, tries to make his way back to American lines. 104. Crossfire

First aired: 11/2/1965 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Walt Davis (German Solider), Earl Parker (Stunts), Paul Busch (German Captain) , Burt Douglas (Pvt. Clark), Don Gordon (Pvt. Stevens), Robert F. Hoy (G.I. on Radio [as Robert Hoy]), Walter Gregg (Pvt. Coates), Rand Brooks (G.I. Lieutenant), Robert Turnbull (G.I. Corporal), Ron Foster (Pvt. Marshall), Robert Champion (German Sergeant), Angelo DeMeo (Doan [as Angelo de Meo]) Global rating: 7.9

Saunders accuses a soldier with a Silver Star and a Distinguished Service Cross of disobeying orders and causing the deaths of two other soldiers. The soldier is revealed to have been a coward in flashback but he overcame it, to an extent, by going with a single strategy. Charge. 105. 9 Place Vendee

First aired: 11/11/1965 Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Chris Howard (German Drunk #2), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Geoffrey Norman (German in truck), Alf Georg (German at Chow Wagon), Mark Russi (German Sgt. #2), Phillip de Firmian (German Sgt. #1), Dick Raymond (German Soldier), Christopher Dark (German Agent), Lee Patterson (Captain Howard), Paul Busch (German Soldier), Max Kleven (German Lt.), Mike Stroka (German Drunk #1), Holly Bane (Pvt. Walsh), William Leslie (Captain Clinton), Patrick Michenaud (Jacques) Global rating: 9.1

After a booby trap kills the Captain, Lt. Hanley must take over his mission and find an American operative in a French village before the Germans find him. 106. The Old Men

First aired: 11/16/1965 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: George J. Fenady Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), William Harlow (GI Jeep Driver), Arnold Merritt (Pvt. Fisher), Paul Busch (German Corporal) , Simon Oakland (Pvt. Clawson), William Phipps (Pvt. Barnhill), Norbert Siegfried (German #1), Tom Drake (Pvt. Todd) Global rating: 9.2

Three replacements, "One limping, one homesick and one green" join the squad as they go out on a reconaissance patrol. 107. Soldier of Fortune

First aired: 11/23/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Burt Brinckerhoff (Pvt. Andy Marsh), Ed Deemer (German Lieutenant) Global rating: 8.5

A private trapped in a destroyed cellar withholds valuable information, forcing Sgt. Saunders to find a way to free him. 108. The Casket

First aired: 11/30/1965 Writer: Ed Waters, David Moessinger Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Hank Brandt (German NCO [as Henry Brandt]) , Nina Foch (Madame Carmaux), Raymond Cavaleri (Michel) Global rating: 8.4

Saunders clashes with a French mother when he commandeers the truck she is using to transport a casket for her son to be buried in. 109. Luck with Rainbows

First aired: 12/7/1965 Writer: Wells Root, Ron Bishop Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Michael Evans (Major Cole-Hughes) Global rating: 8.5 After a British major leaves Hanley and his men behind to die, he requests Hanley be assigned to help him on a mission to knock out V-2 sites. 110. Breakout

First aired: 12/14/1965 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: John Peyser Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Fernando Lamas (Paul Vertrain), Peter Hellman (Sgt. Hunte), Mark Tobin (Hans), Ross Sturlin (Rankin) Global rating: 8.6

Saunders' squad has orders to destroy any equipment that the Germans could use, especially to rebuild the road. A French sniper pins them down in a quarry to prevent them from destroying his contruction equipment. 111. Finest Hour

First aired: 12/21/1965 Writer: Don Tait Director: Sutton Roley Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Lou Robb (Capt. Roswald), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962- 1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Kurt Kreuger (Major Werner), Maurice Marsac (Claude), Norbert Meisel (German #2), Karl Sadler (German #1), John Mylong (General Kroehler), Ramon Novarro (Count De Roy), Luise Rainer (Countess De Roy), James Dobson (Lt. Schaefer) Global rating: 8.0

Gage has to help a wounded Lt. get back to the American line. He stops a Frenchman with a wagon and talks him into helping. The Frenchman takes them into a large French house which is full of German officers. 112. The Raider

First aired: 12/28/1965 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Leonard Nimoy (Baum) Global rating: 8.0 When Lt. Hanley is captured by an infamous SS officer whose specialty is brutal interrogation, Sgt. Saunders and his squad must quickly find his location. 113. The Mockingbird

First aired: 1/4/1966 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.5

Lt. Hanley is deceived by a German spy who's posing as an downed American pilot in an elaborate plan to infiltrate the French underground. 114. The Good Samaritan

First aired: 1/11/1966 Writer: Shirl Hendryx Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Hank Brandt (German NCO [as Henry Brandt]), Paul Busch (German Radio Man ?voice only?) , Tom Simcox (Marsini) Global rating: 9.1

Marsini blames Saunders for his squad being wiped out because they called for help and Saunders kept guarding a bridge that was never attacked. Later each is placed in a position where they must decide whether to leave the other behind or not. 115. Retribution

First aired: 1/18/1966 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), William Harlow (GI #2) , Frank Koomen (Capt. Klaus), Rachel Rosenthal (Micheline), King Moody (Andre), Albert Paulsen (Col. Bruener) Global rating: 9.5

After his sister's fiance is killed by an SS Colonel, Kirby goes after the colonel. Regulars: Kirby, Saunders, Caje, Littlejohn, Doc (2), Hanley. 116. Counterplay

First aired: 1/25/1966 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Paul Busch (German Officer), Chris Anders (German #3) , Peter Mark Richman (Marchand - German Lieutenant [as Mark Richman]), Robert Crawford (Pierre DuBois), Louis Mercier (Paul DuBois), H.M. Wynant (Sgt. Rawlings), Robert Ellenstein ([Andre] DuBois), Gary Lasdun (Marchand - French), Walter Davis (German #1), Gerd Rein (German #2) Global rating: 9.0

Saunders is taking a radar expert to analyze a German radar installation which must be found and destroyed otherwise a large bombing raid will suffer heavy losses. But the member of the French resistance guiding the squad has been captured and replaced by the Germans. 117. Nothing to Lose

First aired: 2/1/1966 Writer: Richard Wendley Director: George J. Fenady Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Tom Skerritt (Burke), Sal Mineo (Vinnick) Global rating: 10.0

A soldier's resentment of a street tough's taunts of cowardice causes problems for the squad. 118. Ask Me No Questions

First aired: 2/8/1966 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Claude Akins (Mastin), Ed Peck (Pvt. Coker), Carl Reindel (Pvt. Murray), Craig Curtis (Pvt. Beecher), Curt Lowens (Capt. Haus), Charles Maxwell (Corp. Giles), Vic Dana (Pvt. James), Henry Evans (Corp. Rogers), Ted Jordan (Pvt. Brand), Barry Ford (First German Sentry), John Siegfried (2nd German Sentry), Mark Tobin (1st German Soldier), Ivan Henry Fairbanks (2nd German Soldier) Global rating: 9.4

And I'll Tell You No Lies. A captured Saunders is placed in a group of prisoners, one of whom is a German soldier posing as a captured American to gain information. 119. The Ringer

First aired: 2/15/1966 Writer: Gene L. Coon, Gene L. Coon, Del Carnes Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 9.1

A cowardly straggler, concerned with his reputation back home, joins up with Sgt. Saunder's squad and tries to pass himself off as a fighter. 120. The Flying Machine

First aired: 2/22/1966 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Alan Crosland Jr. Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 6.7

Hanley is sent to reconnoiter in a small one engine plane flown by a crusty old pilot. Naturally they discover vital information, the plane is forced to land and the radio is out. 121. Hills Are For Heroes (1)

First aired: 3/1/1966 Writer: Director: Vic Morrow Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Chester) Global rating: 9.8 In this 2 parter, Hanley and his men have to try and take out two bunkers. Hanley finds this almost hopeless and with Saunders wounded, (he's only able to give morale support to Hanley). Everything looks bleek for the men of King Company until they get a tank. They lose the tank but in the end, Caje and Kirby with cover of the tank take out the last bunker. 122. Hills Are for Heroes (2)

First aired: 3/8/1966 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 10.0 123. Gitty

First aired: 3/15/1966 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), William Harlow (Captain's Aid) , Andrea Darvi (Gitty, orphan girl at convent) Global rating: 7.4

The squad finds a young girl at the convent they are using as OP. Saunders has to try and tell the girl her father is dead when they are attacked by the Krauts. 124. One at a Time

First aired: 3/22/1966 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Walt Davis (Kerrigan) , Jan Merlin (Erich), Larry Kert (Fry), Ronnie Welsh (Peal), Robert Yuro (Tanner), Rod Lauren (Guerney), Jerry Ayres (Sims), Hagen Smith (Daniels) Global rating: 9.0

After his men are all killed by Saunders' squad, a wounded German escapes and vows to kill Saunders' men, one at a time. 125. A Sudden Terror

First aired: 3/29/1966 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Hank Brandt (Martin), Paul Busch (German Officer), Earl Parker (Cooper) , Brandon de Wilde (Wilder), Jan Malmsjo (Bruener), Mark Russi (Radioman), David Moss (Fire Director (may be a different David Moss)) Global rating: 6.6

After narrowly escaping from the scene of a botched night mission, it's up to a wounded Hanley to rescue a terrified fellow soldier--the only other survivor from his squad--who's now caught in quicksand. 126. Run, Sheep, Run

First aired: 4/5/1966 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Chris Howard (German Corporal) , Dwayne Hickman (Corey), Frank Marth (Lt. Vogler), Walter Maslow (Booker) Global rating: 9.0

An inexperienced soldier's cowardice causes the death of a fellow soldier but he covers it up. And then he discovers the squad's prisoner who witnessed everything speaks English. 127. The Leader

First aired: 4/12/1966 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Director: Georg Fenady Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Vic Morrow (Saunders), William Harlow (Sgt. Meade [as Bill Harlow]) , William Bryant (Maynard), Michael Vandever (Scott), Steven Marlo (Austin), Tim Felix (Stice Andre), Andre Philippe (Grover), Richard Chambers (Lloyd), Richard Tretter (Wills), Michael Barrier (II) (Dean), Beau Van Den Ecker (German), Larry Gelbmann (German Sgt.), David Ross (Wounded Soldier [different? David Ross?]), Michael Masters (Runner [as Mike Masters]), Louie Elias (Johnson) Global rating: 9.6

Saunders has to return to HQ for a meeting, leaving Kirby in charge. At first being left in charge starts going to his head. But after Caje is wounded and the phone lines are cut, things change fast. At first Kirby starts thinking what would Sarge do. But with a little encouragement from Doc, he stops thinking what would Sarge do but what would Kirby do to get out of this 128. The Gun

First aired: 9/13/1966 Writer: Bob Mitchell, Esther Mitchell Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Jack Hogan (Kirby), Pierre Jalbert (Caje), Vic Morrow (Saunders), Earl Parker (German Guard with the bucket of water) , Dick Peabpdy (Littlejohn), Wayne Rogers, Warren Steven, Tim Felix (Weed) Global rating: 6.6

Sgt. Saunder's squad is ordered to destroy a fortified enemy position that poses a threat to the company. After a supporting tank is destroyed by a German field piece, their only option is to capture the gun, move it across dangerous terrain, and use it to complete their mission. 129. The Losers

First aired: 9/20/1966 Writer: Edward J. Lakso Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Vic Morrow (Saunders) , Bill Bixby (Kline), John Considine (Lennon), Harry Landers (Ash), Bill Gray (Candell), Ed Deemer (American Lieutenant), Mark Russi (German Officer) Global rating: 6.9

Sgt. Saunders is ordered to destroy a German bridge. When the squad's replacements fail to make the rendezvous, Saunders has no choice but to utilize four soldiers being held for court martial to complete the mission. 130. Ollie Joe First aired: 9/27/1966 Writer: Frank L. Moss Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Pace (Otto) , Claude Akins (Pelton), Warren Vanders (Lt. Earnshaw), Robert Walker Jr. (Ollie Joe) Global rating: 4.4

The squad receives two soldiers deployed from Charlie company after its lieutenant is killed. Sgt. Saunders soon learns that one is a goldbrick and the other has a hidden side that poses a danger to all. 131. The Brothers

First aired: 10/4/1966 Writer: Irve Tunick Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Rick Jason (Hanley), Pierre Jalbert (Caje), Jack Hogan (Kirby), Dick Peabody (Littlejohn) , Fernando Lamas (Leon Paulon), Ted Knight (Lt. Herlmoch), Sal Mineo (Marcel Paulon) Global rating: 7.0

Hanley and his men join up with two members of the underground. Two brothers, the elder-the head of the underground in the area, the youngest-who follows his brother, but really doesn't have what it takes to be part of the underground. The elder refuses to see his younger brother is not cut out for the kind of life they live. When he finally realizes that his brother is not cut out for this life, it is to late. 132. The Chapel at Able-Five

First aired: 10/11/1966 Writer: Phillip W. Hoffman Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) Global rating: 4.0

Blinded by a land mine explosion, Sgt. Saunders is aided by a scheming German chaplain who pretends to be English. 133. A Child's Game First aired: 10/18/1966 Writer: Gilbert Ralston, Sidney Ellis Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Peter Haskell (Carl Muller), Henry Brandon (Hans), John Maurer (Kurt), John Walker (Heinrich [may be different John Walker]), Jim Henaghan (Gunther), David Loring (Karl), Eric Vaughn (Wilhelm), Mark de Vries (Ernst), Dennis Olivieri (Dieter) Global rating: 8.2

The squad must find a way to get a squad of teens to surrender. With time running out Saunders lets their leader go back in to talk them out. 134. The Letter

First aired: 10/25/1966 Writer: Shirl Hendryx Director: Georg Fenady Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Earl Parker (German Guard), Earl Parker (1st Jeep Driver with the mail) Global rating: 8.3

After Saunders gets a letter from his younger brother saying he has enlisted, he keeps a green soldier from dangerous duties to the annoyance of the squad and the soldier. 135. Headcount

First aired: 11/1/1966 Writer: James Menzies Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Hank Brandt (Karl Shiller), Tom Pace (Kurt Shiller [as Tom P. Pace]), Paul Busch (German Prisoner) , Jan Merlin (Lt. Geiben), Ray Stricklyn (Pvt. Earl Konieg), Ron Soble (Corporal Wiltz), William Schallert (Major Fisher), Richard Kindelon (Driver), Gerd Rein (German Prisoner), Michael Masters (German Prisoner [as Mike Masters]), Buddy Pantsari (German Prisoner [as David "Buddy" Pantsari]), Jeff Pomerantz (German Prisoner), Oliver C. Stine, Jr. (German Prisoner) Global rating: 9.8

Saunders and his men find themselves escorting German prisoners who heavily outnumber them. 136. Decision

First aired: 11/15/1966 Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell, Paul Playdon, Peter Barry Director: Georg Fenady Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , James Franciscus (Pvt. Harris) Global rating: 5.8

Pvt. Harris is sent to go out with the squad as a demolition man.The assignment is to blow up a radio station. On the way Doc finds out that Harris is a Doc. After the second assignment Harris must make a decision. Does he want to be a Doc or run away from what he is. 137. The Outsider

First aired: 11/22/1966 Writer: Shirl Hendryx Director: Richard Benedict Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Paul Busch (German Sgt.) , Jason Evers (Pvt. Jim Culley), Steven Marlo (Blake), Biff Elliot (Doctor), Richard Miller (Young Soldier), Stasa Damascus (French Girl), Buddy Pantsari (German Patrol Leader [as David "Buddy" Pantsari]) Global rating: 5.9

The squad don't take to the new man Cully a Hillbilly from Virginia. Littlejohn befriends Cully and tries to get the others to give Cully a chance. When the Germans are spotted heading for the town Littlejohn goes looking for Cully, who has gone back to look for his money. Cully gets back to the OP (unaware of the Germans) wanting to know if anyone seen his money. Leaving Littlejohn to face the enemy alone. 138. Conflict

First aired: 11/29/1966 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), William Harlow (GI Sergeant), Earl Parker (German Guard) Global rating: After several days of continuous patrols in the rain has caused tempers to flare within the squad, Sgt. Saunders must contend with the declining morale of his exhausted men while leading them on a vital mission. 139. Gulliver

First aired: 12/6/1966 Writer: Paul Playdon, Bob Frederick, Shimon Wincelberg, Richard Shapiro Director: Vic Morrow Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Stefan Arngrim (Henri), Vicki Malkin (Christina) Global rating: 4.0

A group of children finds a wounded Littlejohn. They take him to where they live. Then they try to sell him to the Americans & the Germans 140. The Bankroll

First aired: 12/13/1966 Writer: Shirl Hendryx Director: Georg Fenady Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts) , Buck Taylor (Jeetleman), James Stacy (Farley), Norbert Meisel (German Sergeant), Mike Farrell (Doctor), Steven Marlo (Carson), Michael Masters (Poker Player [as Mike Masters]), Louis Elias (Lou), Oliver C. Stine, Jr. (Whitey), Dave Armstrong (Poker Player), Larry Grant (German Soldier) Global rating:

A soldier who owes Kirby a lot of money seems to be hanging back in combat. 141. Cry for Help

First aired: 12/20/1966 Writer: Sheldon Stark Director: Richard Benedict Guest star: Tom Lowell (PVT William "Billy" Nelson (1962-1964)), Walt Davis (German Solider), Steven Rogers ("Doc" Walton (1962-1963)), Arnold Merritt (Jerome Crown 1962-1963), William Harlow (Nick Davis 1962-1964), Earl Parker (Stunts), Chris Howard (German Officer), Lou Robb (2nd German) , Robert Duvall (Peter Halsman), Faith Domergue (Madame Fouchet), Jacques Roux (Anton Fouchet), Gene Kirkwood (Danny), Horst Ebersberg (1st German) Global rating: 8.3 Hanley's squad captures a German medic during their mission to destroy an observation post. 142. The Furlough

First aired: 12/27/1966 Writer: Paul Playdon, Bob Frederick Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Carol Lawrence (Ann Tinsley), John Williams (II) (Edmund Tinsley), Paul Picerni (Vincent, a soldier) Global rating: 4.2

When Private Vincent is killed shortly before he is to go on a week's furlough, Saunders travels to England to deliver his bequest to Ann Tinsley, the director of an orphanage. During his time in London, he gets to know the children, and sees how they have suffered during the war. In addition, he becomes friendly with Ann, and an attraction begins to develop between them. 143. Entombed

First aired: 1/3/1967 Writer: Paul Playdon, Bob Frederick, William Bast Director: Bernard McEveety Guest star: Michael Hausserman (Johann Schiller), King Moody (Toulon), Skip Homeier (Lt. Karl Mauer), Michael Constantine (Jacques Patron), Mark de Vries (Pvt. Wexler), Margaret O'Brien (Marianne Fraisnet), Tom Fielding (Pfc. Tommy Bishop), Barry Ford (German Captain) Global rating: 6.0

The squad's mission to rescue captured French resistance fighters becomes complicated when a mine cave-in forces the combatants to work together for survival. 144. Gadjo

First aired: 1/17/1967 Writer: Phillip W. Hoffman Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Hank Brandt (Sgt. Denfler) , Ricardo Montalban (Barbu), David Sheiner (SS Major Krieghoffen), Pat Renella (Razna), Anthony Benson (Andras), Beau Van Den Ecker (Gypsy [as Beau Vanden Ecker]), Larry Grant (Gypsy), Eugene Iglesias (Kako) Global rating: 6.7

A group of gypsies wants Saunders to turn over an SS officer who killed many of them. 145. Anniversary

First aired: 1/24/1967 Writer: William R. Yates, Edward J. Lakso Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Chris Howard (German Medic), Chris Anders (Karl) , Telly Savalas (Jon), John Van Dreelen (Lt. Kramer), Anne Wakefield (Anne), Sofia Marie (Marie [as Sofia-Marie]), Emile Genest (Robierre), Richard Jeffries (Pvt. Heller), Michele Montau (Dressmaker) Global rating:

A resistance fighter, driven mad by grief, shoots at both Americans and Germans trying to force them to leave him in peace with his ghosts. 146. Encounter

First aired: 1/31/1967 Writer: Director: Guest star: Karl Sadler (German Soldier), Buddy Pantsari (Squad G.I.), Paul Busch (German Officer), Richard Ever (Pvt. Kean), James MacArthur (Jack Cole), James Daily (Capt. Cole) Global rating: 7.0

Capt. Cole (James Daily) is Reunited with his son Jack (James MacArthur). The Capt. hadn't seen his son in years. Jack now a reporter, is sent to the front to cover the war. The squad assignment is to help the Capt. find the best place to build a pontune bridge. While encountering the Germans at a farmhouse, Jack & his Father (Capt. Cole) are able to mind their fences. Jack gets his story. A father and son find each other again. 147. The Gantlet

First aired: 2/7/1967 Writer: Director: Guest star: Tom Pace (Pvt. Jackson) , Terrence Mitchell (British Soldier), Tom Skerritt (Sgt. Decker), Bill Glover (Sgt. Crandall), Peter Church (British Prisoner), Kurt Landon (German Doctor) Global rating: 5.5

Saunders is captured by a German patrol. He eventually escapes and tries to make his way back to friendly lines. 148. The Masquers First aired: 2/14/1967 Writer: William R. Yates Director: Georg Fenady Guest star: Paul Busch (German Sergeant), Earl Parker (Squad Leader) , Nick Adams (Corporal Marty Roberts), Skip Battyn (G.I. Soldier), Don Knight (British Soldier), John Nealson (1st G.I.), Maurice Marsac (Paul), Gavin MacLeod (British Corporal Tommy Behan), Roger Perry (Carl Driskoll) Global rating:

German infiltrators dressed as American and British soldiers attack. Kirby and two men dressed as Americans are captured by a British soldier who doesn't know who to trust. Is the one who shot at Kirby an infiltrator or did he think Kirby was an infiltrator? And why was the other one in handcuffs? 149. A Little Jazz

First aired: 2/21/1967 Writer: Director: Guest star: Noah Beery Jr. (Hank), Joe Maross (Will), Robert Easton (Woody), Hank Brandt (Lt. Knubel), Mike Masters (German Sgt.), Paul Busch (German Corporal #1), Walt Goodrich (German Corporal #2), Dan Duryea (Bernie), Dennis Hopper (Zack) Global rating: 5.5

Sgt. Saunders and his squad encounter a stranded armed forces jazz combo whose bandleader insists that they should surrender to the Germans. 150. Nightmare on the Red Ball Run

First aired: 2/28/1967 Writer: Dan E. Weisburd Director: Michael Caffey Guest star: Paul Busch (German Tank Commander) , Walt Davis (Medic), Claude Akins (Rosie/Sergeant Rose), William Campbell (Corporal Sloan), John Carter (IV) (Major), Beau Van Den Ecker (Markum [as Beau Vanden Ecker]) Global rating: 4.5

Kirby & Littlejohn agrees to help Rosie drive his trucks. After they agree to help, they find out that the trucks are carrying ammo. They must get the trucks to the front, where they are almost out of ammunition. While trying to get there they run into many delays including the enemy. 151. Jonah

First aired: 3/7/1967 Writer: Richard Wendley, William Fay, William Fay Director: Georg Fenady Guest star: Peter Haskell (Mike Richards), James Dobson (Corporal Greely), Tom Simcox (Hank Dolan), Peter Duryea (Simmons) Global rating: 7.4

The squad's newest replacement is a man who believes that he is cursed to cause the deaths of the men around him. When Lt. Hanley takes the squad on a dangerous mission that is beset with bad luck, they begin to fear that the man really is a jinx. 152. The Partisan

First aired: 3/14/1967 Writer: Director: Guest star: Hank Brandt (German Soldier #2), Claudine Longet (Babet), Robert Duvall (Michel/Michael), Paul Busch (German Soldier #1) Global rating: 8.3

After Sgt. Saunders is wounded and Caje is captured by the Germans, a deserter who has been posing as a member of the French underground is forced to help with their escape back to the American lines.