Episode
Combat!: Birthday Cake
Overview
Littlejohn receives a birthday cake from his mother, with the explicit instructions not to open it until the 21st. He carries it on a dangerous patro; into enemy territory.
Details
- Series
- Combat!
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1964-12-29
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Birthday Cake is Episode 15 in Season 3 of Combat!. It aired on 1964-12-29. The runtime is 60 min.
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