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Buck compton book11/19/2023 ![]() He was thrown off the set of Modern Times after angering the film's star Charlie Chaplin. His mother Ethel worked for movie studios and a young Compton worked as an extra in films. Early on, he gave himself the nickname "Buck" due to feeling that Lynn was a name better suited to a girl. Early life Ĭompton was born in Los Angeles, California. Compton was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Neal McDonough. During World War II, he was a commissioned officer with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. Previously, he served with the Los Angeles Police Department. In his legal career, he served as a prosecutor and California Court of Appeal judge, and is most notable as having been the lead prosecutor in Sirhan Sirhan's trial for the assassination of Robert F. Lynn Davis Compton (December 31, 1921 – February 25, 2012), known as Buck Compton, was an American jurist, police officer, and soldier. Urn:isbn:143621436X Republisher_date 20170516114548 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 604 Scandate 20170515164101 Scanner Attorney, judge, LAPD detective, radio commentator, author ![]() OL14951836W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 84.77 Pages 310 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0425219704 This is the true story of a real-life hero who traveled to a faraway place and put his life on the line for the cause of freedom-and an insightful memoir about courage, leadership, camaraderie, compassion, and success.-From publisher descriptionĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:11:26.639542 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA1151619 City New York Donor Kennedy, Buck Compton truly embodies the American Dream: college sports star, esteemed combat veteran, detective, attorney, judge. From his years as a two-sport UCLA star who played baseball with Jackie Robinson and football in the 1943 Rose Bowl, through his legendary post-World War II legal career as a prosecutor, in which he helped convict Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert F. Here, Compton tells his own story for the first time. ![]() Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in critical battles of World War II as a member of Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers. Foreword / Neal McDonough - Preamble: Only in America - First Training Jump - From Benning To Normandy - The Shock At Brecourt - My Movie Career - Dad's Secret - Triumph - Horror - Somehow You Continue - Train For Georgia - To Get A Uniform - Decision of A Lifetime - Wearing the Wings - Joining Easy Company - Beyond D-Day - Carentan - Market-Garden - Wounded - My Last Battle - The End of the War - Return To Normalcy - Vice - Happy Again - My First Trial - Secrets of the DA's Office - Key Cases - RFK Assassination - Sirhan Sirhan's Trial - Finishing on the Bench - Band of Brothers - Last Rants and ReflectionsĪs part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt.
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