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Lynn Davis "Buck" Compton (December 31, 1921 – February 25, 2012) was an American jurist, law enforcement officer, and United States Army officer during World War II, serving as a paratrooper in "Easy Company" of the 506th Infantry Regiment within the 101st Airborne Division.
1st Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton was an officer in Easy Company. At UCLA, he played football most of his college years. He later moved to baseball in his junior year, and became a catcher for the baseball team, playing alongside Jackie Robinson[1].
Public Domain Lynn “Buck” Compton’s story arc in Band of Brothers showed the true mental toll that warfare can take. In one of the most harrowing moments of Band of Brothers , Lynn D. “Buck” Compton sees two of his fellow soldiers lose their legs during intense shelling in Episode 7, “The Breaking Point.”
Lynn D. ‘Buck’ Compton dies at 90; judge also known for WWII service. The onetime headmistress of an elite girls’ school fatally shot Dr. Herman Tarnower, her lover and the creator of the ...
Lynn D. “Buck” Compton, a veteran whose World War II exploits were depicted in the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died, his family said.
Lynn “Buck” Compton. Buck Compton was one of the Easy Company’s primary platoon leaders during the war, with the company from Camp Toccoa to the Battle of the Bulge.
As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in critical battles of World War II as a member of Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers. This is the true story of a real-life hero.