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Lynn Compton. 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. After the war, he joined the Los Angeles Police ...
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]. He still played in football, and participated in the Rose Bowl in his Senior year. When World War II broke out, Compton had been in ROTC, and after the Rose Bowl, was sent to Columbus, Georgia where he went through OCS at Fort Benning. After graduat
Feb 28, 2012 · Lynn Compton was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 31. 1921. He was a basketball and football star at UCLA, playing in the 1943 Rose Bowl. He was in ROTC at UCLA and became an active serviceman in ...
May 5, 2009 · Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton (1921–2012) was a decorated war veteran, lawyer, and judge. In 1969, he led the team that secured the prosecution of Sirhan B. Sirhan for the assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Compton's military service in World War II was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He served as a lieutenant and ...
Feb 28, 2012 · Lynn Compton also is remembered for his legal career in California. He headed the team that prosecuted Sirhan B. Sirhan for the slaying of Robert F. Kennedy and was appointed to the 2nd District ...
Feb 25, 2012 · Lynn “Buck” Compton Veterans of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne. Born in Los Angeles, “Buck” Compton is a baseball and American football player at the ULCA before joining a US Army officer school.
Lynn Davis Compton (December 31, 1921 – February 25, 2012), known as Buck Compton, was an American jurist, police officer, and soldier. 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. Kennedy.
