Lynn D. "Buck" Compton is best known for his service in World War II as part of the Easy Company, also known as the "Band of Brothers." He was born on December 31, 1921, in Los Angeles, California.
Compton initially studied physics and played basketball and football at the University of California, Los Angeles. He even participated in the 1943 Rose Bowl football game held in Pasadena, California. However, at the age of 21 in 1943, he joined the United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and went on to serve in various frontline battles during the war.
Compton was also a skilled baseball pitcher. During World War II, he used a hand grenade to destroy an enemy position while storming the first German mortar during a battle. The distance between him and the enemy was equivalent to the distance between home plate and first base in baseball.
After the war, Compton joined the Los Angeles Police Department and completed his law degree at Loyola Law School. He played a crucial role in several high-profile cases and continued to shine in his career until his retirement in 1990. Compton's memoir, "Call of Duty: My Life Before, During, and After the Band of Brothers," was written by Marcus Brotherton and published in 2008.
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