The Gallant Men
Season 1
The 36th infantry is fighting its way through Italy under the spirited leadership of Captain Jim Benedict. His men include flirt D'Angelo, who carries his guitar along, plus pals Lucavich and Hanson. McKenna is the free wheeling Sergeant.
Where to Watch Season 1
26 Episodes
- The Gallant MenE1
The Gallant MenLanding with the invasion forces at Salerno, Italy, in 1943, Conley Wright joins an infantry unit commanded by Capt. Jim Benedict. The young officer is still unsure of himself, and his ability as a combat leader is severely tested by his first assignment—the taking of San Pietro, whose heavy defenses have repelled tank battalions. - Retreat to ConcordE2
Retreat to ConcordThe company moves into Nieto for a ""mopping-up operation"". They are then ordered to hold this strategic town against a German advance. The first platoon gets a new replacement, Henry Draper, a crack shot with a rifle. While in Nieto, they get a cold reception from the town's matriarch. - And Cain Cried Out
E3And Cain Cried OutCaptain Benedict is not happy when he sees that his new sergeant is his younger brother Griff Benedict. The captain is faced with the dilemma of whether or not he can trust him to lead a platoon in battle. At the same time, he has to deal with some personal issues between him and his brother. - The Ninety-Eight Cent Man
E4The Ninety-Eight Cent ManWhile on a mission behind enemy lines, Private D'Angelo is badly wounded but saved from capture by Italian partisans. While recovering in their hideout, however, D'Angelo overhears the name of a spy who the partisans have successfully planted within the high command of German Occupation forces. So when afterward they discover D'Angelo speaks and understands Italian, the guerrillas debate on whether it will be necessary to kill the private in order to keep knowledge of the plant safe. - One Moderately Peaceful Sunday
E5One Moderately Peaceful SundayJohn Dehner guest-stars as Captain Rauch, a German officer in command of a small enemy unit manning an observation post just outside a village that Benedict's company has just captured. A series of skirmishes between Rauch's men and a small American reconnaissance team results in the death of all except Rauch and Private Gibson. The resulting standoff pits Gibson, the Tennessee mountain boy, and Rauch, the rich but war-weary Bavarian gentleman, in a psychological battle of nerve and wit. - And the End of Evil Things
E7And the End of Evil ThingsIn the most action-packed of all 26 episodes, Private Lopuschok, an Army clothes-fitter who has spent much of the war in the quartermaster corps, is given the chance to finally serve on the front lines. Though he is well-liked by his fellow soldiers, he's a "foul-up" on combat duty and constantly refuses to obey orders. What eventually happens to Lopuschok triggers a serious falling-out between Captain Benedict and Lieutenant Kimbro. - Some Tears Fall Dry
E8Some Tears Fall DryKathlene Palmer (Gail Kobe), a strikingly pretty but overaggressive war correspondent, makes herself unanimously unwelcome among the men of Benedict's company, as a result of her brash, insensitive comments regarding the carnage she witnesses on the front lines. - Fury in a Quiet Village
E9Fury in a Quiet VillageWhen the company arrives in a quiet village recently evacuated by the Germans, they are not welcomed by the town's inhabitants. Things become more complicated when they learn that a few Germans stayed behind in the village and are holding the village's children hostage. Captain Benedict must decide whether to gamble the lives of the children. - Signals for an End Run
E10Signals for an End RunWhile working behind enemy lines with Kimbro and Gibson, the gruff, no-nonsense Sergeant McKenna unexpectedly discovers himself falling in love with a pretty Italian partisan, Dina (Mala Powers). Unfortunately, another resistance fighter, Lupo (Rodolfo Acosta) -- himself a jealous admirer of Dina -- would prefer to see McKenna dispensed with altogether. - Advance and Be Recognized
E12Advance and Be RecognizedDuring the liberation of an Italian town D'Angelo is reunited with an old friend, 'Goldbrick' Gilmartin. After the liberation they camp near town and the two friends get passes and go to the nearest saloon. Gilmartin and D'Angelo meet two women and to Gilmartin she's just another doll but D'Angelo falls head over heels in love with his. Captain Benedict is alarmed when D'Angelo wants to sign over his GI insurance to her. - To Hold Up a Mirror
E13To Hold Up a MirrorPaul Carr guest-stars as a womanizing private who risks the life of his buddy for the sake of a potential "conquest" during heavy action in an Italian village. When his behavior indeed results in his friend's death, he must cope with a personal guilt that threatens to facilitate his own destruction. - Boast Not of Tomorrow
E14Boast Not of TomorrowAfter a battle, one of Benedict's lieutenants, Latham, is missing and presumed dead. While he is on leave Benedict locates the Army nurse Latham had proposed marriage to. But he finds her surprisingly unemotional when he informs her of the man's fate, and he determines to find out why. Soon Benedict finds that he is falling for the woman himself. - The Bridge
E16The BridgeLt. Kimbro leads a squad of volunteers behind enemy lines in order to demolish a strategic bridge, thus bottling up a large Nazi contingency force, setting them up for an oncoming massive Allied bombing raid. However, Kimbro's mission is problematized by a personal clash between two men in his unit -- a zealous demolition expert (Peter Brown) and the Italian engineer who designed and built the bridge in question. - Next of Kin
E18Next of KinAfter the company has taken the town of San Marco, Private D'Angelo encounters his Uncle Nicola for the first time. Any chances of a joyous family occasion, however, are cut short when it is discovered that Nicola had previously collaborated with the Germans during the Nazi Occupation. - The Warriors
E20The WarriorsAs Wright, D'Angelo, and Gibson are headed to Naples for rest and relaxation away from the front lines, their plans are altered as a German artillery barrage knocks out their jeep, stranding the trio in a sector where the Nazis are about to begin a massive counterattack on Allied forces. - A Taste of Peace
E23A Taste of PeaceCaptain Benedict gets a look at another side of the war after being wounded in combat. When he meets a beautiful Captain working with the Allied Military Government, he is faced with a difficult choice: Transfer to work with the Allied Military Government or return to his Company! - The Crucible
E24The CrucibleA German soldier, apparently disillusioned with the Nazi cause, is accidentally wounded while attempting to voluntarily surrender to Benedict's outfit. However, after the prisoner is successfully treated in an Army mobile hospital, he is interrogated by Captain Benedict as to the enemy's positions. The prisoner's responses elicit great doubt as to the authenticity of his disenchantment with Nazism; and Benedict must decide for himself whether the German is lying or telling the truth before reporting his story to G-2 Intelligence. - Tommy
E25TommyWhile on leave, Captain Benedict attempts to become reacquainted with an old flame, a popular singer (Dorothy Provine) touring with an entertainment troupe. However, he becomes concerned when she suddenly falls for an embittered British private whom the war has rendered paralyzed from the neck down.
