From: "Mortimer Schnerd, RN" am
Date: 6/19/2004 6:04 AM Central Daylight Time
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Regnirps wrote:
"It's Me Again" wrote:

For those of you who are wondering what SAW is (I was), it's Squad
Automatic
Weapon.

For those who remember "Combat", the SAW man is the modern equivalent of
Kirby
and his BAR.

What was the WWII TV show that competed with Combat?


I don't remember another ground combat show at that same time, but it seems
like
"12 O'Clock High" was on with Paul Burke as the CO. Also "McHale's Navy...
but
I don't think that's the one you mean.

--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


There was another one that came out during Combat's second season. The only
thing I remember about it was the parachute flare during the opening credits.

There was also a female version of Mchale's Navy called "Broadsides."

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired