In 1970, Governor Ronald Reagan appointed him an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal. He left the LAPD for the District Attorney's office in 1951 as a deputy district attorney, and was promoted in 1964 to chief deputy district attorney.ĭuring his time with the District Attorney's office, he successfully prosecuted Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert F. He attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1946 and became a detective in the Central Burglary Division. Compton married Donna Newman in October 1947 and the couple adopted two children. In 1946 he turned down an offer to play minor league baseball, choosing instead to concentrate on a career in law. In 1947 he joined the Air Force Reserve, serving in the Office of Special Investigations and eventually Judge Advocate General Corps before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1970. In real life, while I was hollering for the medic, trying to figure out what to do, I remember two distinct thoughts: How are we going to help the wounded guys?.Maybe this is the time the Germans are really going to get us all."
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Compton wrote in his autobiography, ".although I was affected by the horrors of Bastogne, I do not believe I was clinically shell shocked, as the series portrays me. In January 1945, Compton left Easy Company for another assignment.Īccording to Band of Brothers, though ostensibly evacuated for severe trench foot, his transfer was due in part to combat fatigue, culminating when Compton witnessed two of his closest friends, Joe Toye and William Guarnere, being badly maimed by artillery fire resulting in each losing a leg. After a partial recovery, he returned to Easy Company in time for the siege in the frozen Ardennes that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. The bullet traveled sideways, through one side of the buttocks and out the other side. Later in 1944, Compton was shot through the buttocks while participating in Operation Market Garden, the Allies' ill-fated attempt to seize a number of bridges in the Netherlands and cross the Rhine River into Germany. During the battle, he threw a grenade, that was said to have no arc, and hit the German soldier on the back of the helmet. Episode two ("Day of Days") of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers depicts this assault. Compton was awarded the Silver Star for his action in disabling the guns. During the company's action at Brécourt Manor, Compton and others, under the leadership of Lieutenant Richard Winters, assaulted a German battery of four 105 mm howitzers firing on Utah Beach, disabling the guns and routing the enemy. In December 1943, he joined the Army and was assigned to E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division prior to Operation Overlord. Military serviceĪt UCLA, Compton participated in ROTC under Cadet Commander John Singlaub.
He also played with the UCLA football team in the 1943 Rose Bowl game on Januthe Georgia Bulldogs beat the UCLA Bruins by a score of 9-0.
He joined the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity in 1940. He majored in physical education, with a minor in education. Compton was later inducted into the UCLA Baseball Hall of Fame. Among his baseball teammates was Jackie Robinson. He was an athlete at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), being named an all-conference catcher and All-American selection in 1942.
Compton was born in Los Angeles, California.
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