Younger chose him as his chief deputy in 1966. In early January, a few hundred people gathered in Burlington, Wash., to celebrate the 90th birthday of UCLA alumnus Lynn Buck Compton. A Bruin who excelled on the battlefield, on the playing field and in the courtroom. He was assistant district attorney when District Attorney Evelle J. Hail to the Hills: Brother Bruin: The Extraordinary Life of Buck Compton. He was a detective in the Central Burglary Division before joining the district attorney’s office in 1951. He also participated in the ROTC program and entered active service in 1943 at age 21.Īfter the war, he became a Los Angeles police officer and worked his way through Loyola Law School. He was selected all-conference catcher while captain of the baseball team in 1942. He majored in physical education and minored in education at UCLA, where he lettered in football and baseball. Tracy Compton said her father thought McDonough did a wonderful job and that “he laughed and said Neal was better looking than he ever was.’’ Compton and nicknamed his 6-year-old son, Morgan, Little Buck in his honor. “He’d say that’s what soldiers do,’’ said McDonough, who kept in touch with Mr. “When you play a historical figure, you have to do it right and tell the truth,’’ McDonough said. Compton the day before he flew to London to begin filming “Band of Brothers,’’ and later peppering him with questions about his time during the war. Lynn Buck Compton (Los Angeles, 31 december 1921 - Burlington, 26 februari 2012) was een Amerikaans soldaat en jurist. The guests included “Band of Brothers’’ actors Michael Cudlitz, James Madio, and Neal McDonough, who portrayed Mr. We’re celebrating longevity more than anything.’’ “We didn’t expect anything more than those other guys.
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