Briggs

1st Lieutenant Briggs was a minor character in the film, Saving Private Ryan. He was a soldier who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day during. He was second in command of C Company in the 2nd Rangers Battalion.

Biography
He was assigned to Charlie Company of the 2nd Ranger Battalion as the executive officer to Captain John H. Miller. He landed on Omaha Beach and survived the machine gun blast on his LCA.

While advancing on the beach, he was wounded in the abdomen so Captain Miller tried dragging him to a medic. A german shell knocks him and the Captain down. Miller tries to get up and keep pulling him along, only to realize he was dragging a corpse, the shell having blown Briggs' arms and lower body off, killing him instantly. Captain Miller leaves his remains behind.

Trivia

 * His actor (Rolf Saxon) was 42 years old at the time of filming. However, that surpasses the age requirement for the Rangers, which is 35. So his age has been narrowed down to 33, mostly because Miller's character is estimated to be 34, and according to the script, Miller was the oldest man in the LCA they were riding on.