Of the Netherlands, the Combat Infantry Badge, the American Campaign Citation, the American Defense Medal, and the European,Īfrican Mid-Eastern Campaign Medal. military, the World War II Victory Medal, for active dutyĭuring World War II, the Orange Lanyard of the Royal Netherlands Army, for bravery, leadership and loyalty in the defense Of the enemy, the Purple Heart, for being wounded while in the U.S. Compton received the Silver Star, for valor in the face On the line at Carentan, helped liberate Holland during Operation Market Garden, and fought in the freezing cold of the BattleĪs a combat veteran, Lt. Hours of D-Day, was part of the assault group that destroyed the German artillery during the battle at Brecourt Manor, fought He parachuted into Normandy during the early In the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division. He commanded the “second platoon of Easy Company School’s ROTC program and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was also a member of the ROTC program. Notably, Compton played guard on the Rose Bowl team in 1943. At UCLA, he lettered two years in football and three years in baseball and was captain In 1939, Lynn “Buck” Compton attended UCLA where he majored But, what many don’t know is that Lynn Compton,Īfter World War Two, was also a Los Angeles Police Department Detective, an Assistant District Attorney appellate judge and McDonough in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Lynn “Buck” Compton is familiar to many people because his service in World War Two was portrayed by actor Neal The City Seal on the Departments patrol cars. November 4, 1963, the Los Angeles City Council passed the necessary ordinance and the credo has now been placed alongside With the passing of time, the motto received wider exposure and acceptance throughout the department. Official motto of the Police Academy, and it was kept constantly before the officers in training as the aim and purpose of The winning entry was the motto, “To Protect and to Serve” submitted by Officer Joseph S. It is possible that the winning motto might someday be adopted as the official motto of the Department.” That: “The motto should be one that in a few words would express some or all the ideals to which the Los Angeles police Internally produced BEAT magazine, conducted a contest for a motto for the police academy. In February 1955, the Los Angeles Police Department, through the pages of the
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