Changes: Bangalore Assistant

Latest revision as of 18:20, 10 June 2018

The Bangalore Assistant was a minor character in the film, Saving Private Ryan. He was one of the bangalore men in C Company of the 2nd Rangers Battalion during D-Day. He was played by stuntman Derek Lea.

Biography[]

He landed on Omaha Beach with the 2nd Rangers on June 6,1944. He was able to make it to a shingle hill and provided Captain Miller some Bangalore torpedoes. While setting them up, he suddenly took a sniper shot to the head which ricocheted off his helmet, stunning him. "Lucky bastard", marveled Private Adrian Caparzo. The soldier took his helmet off to rub his head when he suddenly took another shot between the eyes, except this time without the protection of his helmet, killing him instantly.

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 |death = June 6, 1944, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
 |weapon = Bangalore torpedo}}
+The '''Bangalore Assistant''' was a minor character in the film, ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. He was one of the bangalore men in C Company of the 2nd Rangers Battalion during D-Day. He was played by stuntman Derek Lea.
-This '''Bangalore Assistant''' was one of the bangalore men in C Company of the 2nd rangers Battalion.
-==Biography==
-He landed on [[Omaha Beach]] with the 2nd Rangers on June 6, 1944. He was able to make it to a shingle hill, and provided [[Captain John H. Miller|Captain Miller]] some Bangalore torpedos. While setting them up, he suddenly took a sniper shot to the head, which ricocheted off his helmet, stunning him. "Lucky bastard," marveled [[Private Adrian Caparzo]]. The Soldier took his helmet off to rub his head, when he suddenly took another shot between the eyes, except this time, without the protection of his helmet, instantly killing him.
+==Biography==
-He was played by stuntman Derek Lea.
+He landed on [[Omaha Beach]] with the 2nd Rangers on June 6,1944. He was able to make it to a shingle hill and provided [[Capt. John H. Miller|Captain Miller]] some Bangalore torpedoes. While setting them up, he suddenly took a sniper shot to the head which ricocheted off his helmet, stunning him. "Lucky bastard", marveled [[Private Adrian Caparzo]]. The soldier took his helmet off to rub his head when he suddenly took another shot between the eyes, except this time without the protection of his helmet, killing him instantly.
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 [[Category:Soldiers]]
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 [[Category:Minor Characters]]
 [[Category:Deceased characters]]
+[[Category:American Soldiers]]
+[[Category:Unnamed characters]]
+[[Category:Death by shooting]]