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First Sergeant Greg "Mac" Hassay


Greg "Mac" Hassay

Background

Mac enlisted in the Army in 1930 and by 1939 was a full Sergeant and a close friend of Sergeant Baker's father. He was a staff sergeant and served as platoon sergeant for 3rd platoon of Fox Company. Hassay took command of 3rd Platoon after Lt. Jackson was killed when his plane exploded on D-Day.

Road to Hill 30

Hassay is first seen during the night of D-Day, as he finds Baker after the drop. He briefs Baker on his missions through the whole of Road to Hill 30, and promotes Hartsock to Sergeant at Carentan.

Earned in Blood

Hassay is first seen during "Three Patrol Action" covering Hartstock's squad as they cross an open field. He plays a minor role in the game and isn't seen very often. He is wounded in the stomach during the German counter attack at Carentan.

Hell's Highway

He was promoted to the position of First Sergeant of Fox Company much to the dismay of Courtland. He also serves as an assistant to Lt. Col. Cole. In the ending cutscene it is revealed that he too knew what happened to Leggett, Allen, and Garnett, when Baker tells him that he has told the rest of his men of the incident, he says, "Matt! I told you never to do that!"

Staff Sergeant Matthew Baker


Matthew Baker

Background

Baker grew up in St Louis, Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

with his mother after his parents divorced during his early childhood. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he volunteered for the newly activated airborne divisions. During a training exercise a few days before D-Day, the original leader of 3rd Squad was injured and the then Corporal Baker was promoted to Sergeant and given command of the squad. He is the main protagonist of the series. While a child, Baker received a Colt M1911 .45 pistol from his father with the words "For Matthew, Brothers In Arms" engraved on the left-hand side. His mother did not allow him to keep it. Many of Baker's squad believe this handgun to be cursed. He appears not to believe in the curse, but he doesn't allow anyone to touch it.

Road To Hill 30

The player takes control of Baker during the course of the game and leads 3rd Squad in the battles that take place in the following days. Most of the story focuses on Baker struggling to accept his responsibility of being squad leader. During the battle on Hill 30 Baker was knocked down by a tank shell and was left with a big scar on his forehead.

Earned in Blood

Baker is first seen during "Three Patrol Action". He only plays a minor role in the game and is not seen very often.

Baker's Squad in Normandy

Assault Team

Cpl. Corrion
Pfc. Courtland
Pvt. McCreary
Pvt. Desola [KIA in "Purple Heart Lane"]
Pvt. Rivas [KIA in "Purple Heart Lane"]

Fire Team

Cpl. Hartsock
Pfc. Obrieski [KIA in "Tom and Jerry"]
Pfc. Zanovich
Pvt. Allen [KIA in "Buying The Farm"]
Pvt. Garnett [KIA in "Buying The Farm"]
Pvt. Muzza [KIA in "Rendezvous With Destiny"]

Hell's Highway

After Normandy, Baker's platoon is folded into a brand new Reconnaissance platoon. The recon platoon relies on their jeeps for fast movement through the battlefields to recon and harass enemy positions. The squad is broken up to two teams assigned into jeeps. The player takes control of Staff Sergent Matt Baker once again in this game. Baker is now suffering from too much stress and is seeing ghosts of his dead squad members that are haunting him, mostly Leggett. He is then forced by Dawson to tell his men that he knew what had happened to Allen and Garnett in Normandy. The men almost lose their trust in Baker, but after a speech he gives in the final cutscene, all except Corrion, stand by him. Baker also seems to finally have enough with the rumors about his supposed "cursed" pistol and throws it into the woods during his final speech, declaring, "It's just a goddamn gun!"

Baker's Squad in Holland

Fire Team

Cpl. Zanovich
T/5. Holden
Pfc. McCreary

Assault Team

Cpl. Corrion
Pfc. Dawson
Pvt. LaRoche [KIA in "The Rabbit Hole"]

Support Team

Pfc. Courtland
Pfc. Jasper
Pfc. Conner

Corporal Samuel Corrion


Samuel Corrion

Background

Corrion made a living working at a textile mill in Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

before the war. He was among the original volunteers for the 101st Airborne Division. He is a weapons expert and is skilled in the use of American and German firearms.

Road to Hill 30

Corrion is first seen in "The Crack of Dawn" and links up with Baker. He stays with Baker throughout the whole game and leads the assault team.

Earned in Blood

Corrion is first seen during "Three Patrol Action", where he is in Baker's squad. To avoid German troops from spotting him he had to hide in a cesspit, getting himself covered in dirt. At the end of Earned in Blood he is seen talking to Marshall.

Hell's Highway

Corrion plays a much larger role in this game. Corrion has been fighting to stand out as a very capable soldier. He feels very strongly that he should be promoted to Sergeant and given a chance to command his fellow soldiers. Shortly after the explosion that severely wounded Hartsock, he was once again looked over for promotion by Baker. In the mission "Hell's Highway", he is shot through the chest. He is rushed to the aid station. He later learns of how Allen and Garnett died, and, feeling resentful towards Baker, tells him they will never fight together again. In the final cutscene, after Baker gives a speech to the men, they all stay behind him. Though Corrion, who resents Baker for not putting him up for Sergeant, and not telling the truth about Allen and Garnett refuses to follow him. It is unknown how- or even if- he will leave the squad.

Corporal Thomas "Zano" Zanovich


Thomas Zanovich

Background

He ran away from home at age 16 and served in the French Foreign Legion

French Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...

. Zanovich fought as an infantryman in the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion at Narvik and Bjerkvik in Norway. He was at Dunkirk in 1940 and, with his enlistment up, made his way back to the US to join the US Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He now resides in Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...

Road to Hill 30

Zanovich is first seen in "Purple Heart Lane", where he joins Baker and stays with him during the course of the game. In the plane, after it is hit, Zanovich can be seen standing behind the men who fell down in front of Baker.

Hells's Highway

Zanovich plays a considerably bigger role now and he is the Fire team leader. He usually drives the jeep with Baker and the Fire team, and is shown to have a strong sense of humor.

Private First Class Kevin "Legs" Leggett

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Kevin Benjamin Leggett

Background

Leggett was born and raised in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. He joined the 101st Airborne Division as a radio operator and was assigned to Fox Company's 3rd platoon HQ.

Road to Hill 30

Leggett is first seen in the night of D-Day, where he joins Hassay and stays with him for the rest of the game. Leggett kept his teams in constant contact with Allied Command. When Baker and Hassay's teams attacked a German-occupied farmhouse, he led Allen and Garnett in an attempted flanking action. Unfortunately, they are ambushed and Allen and Garnett are both gunned down. Leggett became the scapegoat for the attack, since no one else saw him fighting and assumed he cowered in battle. In the battle of Hill 30, Leggett, in a fit of rage, exposes himself to enemy fire, screaming at a German tank to kill him. He is then killed by the Panzer.

Earned in Blood

Leggett was first seen in the mission Bloody Gulch where he is trying to bring Baker back to consciousness, and when Hartsock and the squad come back to Hassay's position, Leggett is seen dead on the ground.

Hell's Highway

Throughout Hell's Highway Leggett is seen through visions by the main character, Matt Baker. Towards the end of the game the truth is revealed about what happened to Allen and Garnett while Leggett was leading them. According to the story Leggett gets into a verbal fight with Allen whilst flanking the farm. The fight turns physical when Leggett punches Allen in the face and kicks him repeatedly on the ground, while also verbally abusing him at the same time. Leggett's screaming attracts the attention of three Germans who shoot Garnett in the head, while he is holding the so called "Cursed Pistol". Allen sees one of the Germans and stabs him in the neck with a knife. One of the other Germans shoots Allen at this point, but Allen lives long enough to kill the other two Germans with his M1 Garand. While all this is taking place we see that Leggett is just standing idly watching the event unfold before him. Leggett then screams Baker's name until he comes and talks to Leggett, who tells him what had just occurred. Baker urges Leggett to keep his mouth shut about the incident on the basis that the squad members would most likely seek revenge against Leggett.

Death

During the defense of Hill 30, Mac repeatedly orders Leggett to get armored support, apparently to no avail. When a German tank shows up on the battlefield, Leggett went into a crazed rage and shoots at the tank with "The" pistol and screams "You want me? F---ing take me! Take me!!!", before being hit with a tank shell that ripped open his stomach and face, immediately killing him. In Earned In Blood, Hartsock reveals that Leggett was indeed able to contact armored support, but could not receive their confirmation, and in RTH30, when Baker meets the tank commander who says they received the radio message, but got lost.

Private First Class Jack Courtland

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Road to Hill 30

Courtland is first seen in "Cole's charge" where he joins Baker as part of the assault team.

Hell's Highway

Has a considerably bigger role in Hell's Highway. He alternates between the assault team and the support team.

Private First Class Stephan "Obi" Obrieski

Background

Obrieski was born in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, and immigrated to the United States, leaving his parents behind. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to prove he was an American, he volunteered for the newly-activated airborne divisions. There he was assigned to 3rd Squad under Sgt. Baker. He had hoped to find his family in Poland after the action in France.

Road to Hill 30

Obrieski is first seen in "Purple Heart Lane", where he is in Hartsock's fire-team. He is killed by a sniper in Tom and Jerry.

Death

While smoking his cigarette on Carentan Cathedral's Tower, Obrieski gets shot in the head by an advancing German sniper. Part of the left side of his upper skull is blown away. As he topples over and falls to the ground, Mac says that the shot was from far away. In the PlayStation 2 version, Obrieski is shot in the middle of his face, leaving a hole in the middle. His body is seen covered with a sheet of white cloth at the last scene of RTH 30. His helmet is left on the tower, stained with his blood. he is never mentioned again in the game.

Private First Class Dale "Kid" McCreary

Background

Returning from Road to Hill 30, McCreary is a member of Baker's dozen. He is believed to be the character who Baker stops from hitting the ground during the first official trailer for Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway.

Road to Hill 30

McCreary is first seen in "Purple Heart Lane" where he joins Baker as part of the assault team. He is described by Baker as "kind of an asshole".

Hell's Highway

Appears in a bigger role in the game, he is in Baker's Fire Team and shows a dislike towards Franky, and constantly teases him. Though later, he is seen to be distraught when Franky died.

Private Larry Allen

Background

Born in Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

, he enlisted in the Army right after high school. Allen developed a strong friendship with Garnett since boot camp. They always have a sly and sarcastic remark for every situation and seem to pride themselves on that fact. He and Garnett often sparred with Pfc. Leggett over who was the better superhero, Superman

Superman

Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...

(idolized by Allen and Garnett) or Batman

Batman

Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...

(idolized by Leggett). The two are seen operating a bazooka during the battle at "Objective XYZ", neither of them with any great amount of skill.

Road To Hill 30

Allen is first seen on the morning of D-Day with Garnett. The two always appear together during the rest of the game. During the flanking of a farm house with Leggett, Allen and Garnett were both shot dead. Leggett's survival drew suspicion from the rest of the squad, with Corrion being the only one defending Leggett.

Death

In the mission "Buying the Farm" in Road To Hill 30 Private Allen, accompanied by Private Garnett, and Pfc. Leggett attempt to flank the farmhouse using a pincer move. While at the rear the three were ambushed: Allen and Garnett were killed, while Leggett survived. In Hell's Highway, it is revealed that Leggett actually got into a fight with Allen, which resulted in Garnett's death by a sniper shot to the head. Allen kills a German with his knife by stabbing him in the chin before he can react. Allen is then mortally wounded by a nearby German who shoots him in the stomach. He falls on the ground and crawls towards his M1 Garand while the German that shot him keeps firing at him. He proceeds to kill him. Finally, Allen kills a last German who goes to his knees in an attempt to surrender after realizing he has no more ammunition. He apologizes to Leggett, and dies. Leggett then tells Baker what had happened in a flashback cut scene from Hell's Highway.

Private Michael Garnett

Background

He was born in Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

. Garnett was a dock worker on the Ohio River before enlisting in the Army. Garnett developed a strong friendship with Allen in boot camp. They always have a sly and sarcastic remark for every situation and seem to pride themselves on that fact.

Road to Hill 30

Garnett is first seen in the morning of D-Day with Allen. The two always appear together during the rest of the game. During the flanking of a farm house, Allen and Garnett were both shot dead.

Earned in Blood

Garnett is first seen during the "Three Patrol Action" where he and Allen join Hartsock's squad. In the "Hell's Corner" mission he is seen separated from Allen for the only time.

Death

In the mission "Buying the Farm" in Road to Hill 30 Private Garnett, accompanied by Private Allen, and Pfc. Leggett attempt to flank the farmhouse by using a Pincer Move. While around the back the 3 were ambushed and Allen and Garnett were killed while Leggett survived. Hell's Highway revealed that Garnett was sniped in the head while holding the 'death pistol' after a verbal and physical fight between Allen and Leggett attracted the attention of three German soldiers.

Private Michael Desola

Background

Desola is from South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west.-History:...

, and has 12 siblings. Desola grew close to Hartsock in training, sharing stories of bar fights. He's a tough talking Philly kid who spent his 20th birthday on a boat in the middle of the ocean, and is complacent even in the face of death. His father owned an Italian restaurant that he hoped to inherit after the war.

Road to Hill 30

He stays with Baker throughout the game until he is killed in "Purple Heart Lane".

Earned in Blood

Desola is first seen during "Three Patrol Action", where he is in Baker's squad. The last time he was seen alive in Earned in Blood was during the attack of a chateau with Allen, Garnett and Hartsock. Later on in the game (A few missions before Cpl. Hartsock is promoted to Sgt. Hartsock) Hartsock is seen in a citadels looking at Desola's body. It is then that he decided fate can't take him, even if it wants to. It is while looking at Desola's body 'Red' decides to start acting like a leader and makes sure that his men and himself get back to their families alive.

Death

During the mission 'Cole's Charge' in Road to Hill 30 he is killed by a bomb from a low flying Stuka after he squeezed through an iron gate. His stomach was tore open from the bomb, killing him instantly. It is Desola's death that leads to Hartsock becoming a stronger leader and ultimately earning his promotion to sergeant.

Private Johnny Rivas

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Background

Born in Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, Pvt. Johnny Rivas is always seen holding his sketchbook and pencil; he draws whatever is around him. Rivas has said many times that he'll jump with more pencils than ammo, so he will always remember what he sees.

Road to Hill 30

Rivas is seen bleeding to death at the start of "Purple Heart Lane" with Corrion frantically trying to help him.

Private David Muzza

Background

Muzza was the first soldier to perish under Sgt. Baker's command. He died the night of June 5 (early June 6), he got hit by flak in the chest and died in the plane.

Road to Hill 30

Muzza is seen in the Extras section in the "9 days Earlier" segment. He is also seen in the plane at the beginning of the game. He is person in the back of the plane who threw up due to air sickness.

Death

Just before landing in Normandy, while still on the plane over Normandy, the plane is hit by an AA gun. The gun causes a fire and a lot of damage to the plane. While the rest of the squad are jumping from the plane Muzza takes a piece of flak to the chest. He bleeds to death on the plane without anyone noticing. On Earned in Blood, in the extra's menu, there is a letter home from Muzza, talking about how he can't wait to take the fight to the Nazi's. He says '...anyway, I have too much to live for back home to die over in France...'. Unfortunately, no matter how much Muzza had to live for, he still died. Making baker's dozen, a regular dozen.

Staff Sergeant Joe "Red" Hartsock

Background

He was born in Laramie, Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....

. Before the war, he worked on a ranch in Wyoming and went hunting as a hobby. As a youth, he was wild and rebellious and gained a large scar during a bar fight and also got a lot of overnight arrests for bar fights. He married a woman named Erma, who had made him a God-fearing man, and had a daughter just before being sent to basic training. He joined the 101st Airborne Division and was eventually assigned to 3rd squad under Sgt. Baker.

Road to Hill 30

Hartsock is first seen in the morning of the invasion. He joins Baker, and eventually finds his team and leads it. For most of the game, he fights alongside Baker in all of the missions they go on. At the end of Road to Hill 30 he is promoted to Sergeant, and is to lead 2nd Squad.

Earned in Blood

Hartsock is the main character in Earned in Blood. He is seen being interviewed by Col. S.L.A Marshall, discussing his experiences from D-Day to the liberation of St. Saveur. Hartsock is saved by Cpl. Seamus Doyle of the 82nd Airborne on D-day they fight together during the night. During the battle of Carentan Hartsock is promoted to lead the remnants of 1st and 2nd squad. Hartsock later reunites with Doyle, who has been promoted to Sergeant as well, after a battle in Baupte during which he gets his ring finger on his left hand shot off. Red agrees to help Doyle liberate St. Saveur and they fight alongside each other pushing the Germans out of the city. At St. Saveur a Panzer tank vaporizes Doyle, and a large chunk of shrapnel from the same shell hits Private Paige in the chest, he manages to drag Hartsock to safety before sitting down and dying. Hartsock and the rest of his men fight their way out. Hartsock is last seen talking to Baker in the final scene.

Hell's Highway

In Hell's Highway Red once again plays a supporting role, assisting Baker throughout the game. He starts to confront Baker's hallucinations, wondering if it will limit him to fulfill his duties as squad leader. He still is desperate about getting home to meet his 2½ year old daughter Carol. After clearing out Veghel Hartsock and some of his men rendezvous with Sergeant Baker in a Bakery. During the meeting a mortar round lands on the building, killing "Friar" Winchell, slicing Jacob Campbell's throat and breaking Red's spine, paralyzing him. Paddock is made his replacement on Baker's recommendation.

Hartsock's Squad in Normandy

Fire Team

Cpl. Campbell
Pfc. Marsh
Pfc. Paige [KIA in "The All Americans"]

Assault Team

Cpl. Paddock
Pfc. Winchell
Pvt. McConnell

Market Garden

Assault Team

Cpl. Paddock
Pfc. Winchell [KIA in "Black Friday"]
Pvt. McConnell

Fire Team

Cpl. Campbell [WIA in "Black Friday"]
Pfc. Marsh [KIA in "Baptism of Fire"]
Pfc. Roselli

Sergeant Franklin Paddock

Background

Born in Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

, Paddock is an abrupt, reckless and arrogant farmer with a very strong Southern accent. He barely got into the Airborne because of his hotheadedness, but after he joined the 101st Airborne Division his problems with authorities ceased.

Earned in Blood

Paddock is first seen in the night of D-Day, as he takes out an AA crew single-handed. He then joins Hartsock and stays with him throughout the game, leading the assault-team. Even through all of this Paddock maintains himself as a strong leader.

Hell's Highway

Paddock fights along Baker in several missions during Hell's Highway. Towards the end of the game when Hartstock is wounded and sent home, Paddock is chosen by Baker to be 2nd squad leader over Corrion, Campbell and Zanovich. He saved Baker's life by throwing the sniper that killed Lieutenant Colonel Cole out the window as he was about to stab Baker.

Corporal Jacob Campbell

Background

Campbell was born and raised in a small town of Missouri

Missouri

. He was noted to have not heard any profanity throughout life until his enlistment in the army. Shortly after hearing the words, Campbell has been known to use them frequently.

Earned In Blood

Campbell is first seen in the night of D-Day, working with Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole to ambush a German chariot convoy. Campbell was later encountered by Red in "Hell's Corner" serving as a messenger for Colonel Johnson, and later transferred to 2nd Squad during the Battle of Hill 30. Shortly after Red's promotion to Sergeant, Campbell permanently stays in Red's fire team.

Hell's Highway

Campbell plays a minor role and is seen usually with second squad. He is the first person to see Marsh die and he is very saddened of what happened. In the mission "Black Friday", Campbell is wounded in the throat by the mortar shell that wounds Baker and Hartsock and kills Friar, thus preventing him from speaking for the rest of the game.

Private First Class James Marsh

Background

Marsh was born in small town in Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

. He has been in the service for longer than many of the men around him. He served in the tail-end of the African Campaign. He is the last remaining Private in 2nd Squad.

Earned in Blood

Marsh is first seen during Hell's Corner in La Barquette Locks. He is part of Cpl. Campbell's Fire team. He uses an M1 Garand.

Hell's Highway

Marsh is usually seen with second squad and he plays a minor role. He is the first to perish, as he was killed in the bombing of Eindhoven in the Baptism of Fire level.

Private First Class Dean "Friar" Winchell

Background

Winchell joined the 101st Airborne Division when World War II started. He was assigned to 2nd Squad's Assault-team. Winchell rarely speaks. Though laid back, he can be authoritative when the situation demands it.

Earned in Blood

He is first seen in the morning of D-Day where he joins Hartsock on a mission to seize German medical equipment from a church. He stayed with Hartsock as he couldn't find his unit, and when Hartsock was promoted he joined his squad. When Hartsock's finger was shot off, he treated the
wound.

Hell's Highway

He is usually seen with second squad. He still becomes authoritative when the situation arises. As evidenced in Baptism of Fire when he is shown to push Baker to forget the child's death and to move on. He is later killed in the mission Black Friday by the same mortar that paralysed Hartsock and wounded Baker and Campbell.

Private Derrick McConnell

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Background

He was born in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. He travelled all around the state with his father and his joining the 101st Airborne Division seemed to be the first time he ever separated from him. At this time McConnell lead 1st Squad's Assault Team.

Earned in Blood

McConnell is first seen with Johnson when he was still part of 1st Squad. McConnell joins Hartsock after he is promoted to 2nd Squad's lead

Hells Highway

McConnell's name is only briefly mentioned in the level "Tooth and Nail". He is never seen for some odd reason, though he is mentioned.

Private William Paige

Background

William Paige was born in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. He joined the 101st Airborne Division and was part of 1st Squad's Fire-team. Paige was not known for being friendly. He usually teased, mocked and bullied the other soldiers, and was known to be a terrible hothead. Only McConnell was friends with him.

Earned in Blood

Paige is first seen at the end of action at St. Martin. Campbell stops Paige from taunting German soldiers who were taking prisoner in the Barquette Locks. Paige is seen in 5 levels after joining 2nd Squad.

Hell's Highway

His name is seen on the jeep with the names of all the men who fell in Normandy. His is right above Doyle's. However up to them, the names go in order of when they died.

Death

During the fight in St. Sauveur, a tank approached and fired upon Paige and Doyle. Doyle was vaporized, while Paige was wounded in the chest. He used the last of his strength to pull Hartsock to safety before dying of his wounds.

Technician 5th Grade Nathan Holden

Background

Born in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

. The radioman in Baker's platoon, a job that fits him perfectly. He is constantly concerned with the efficiency of the communications and tactics and he is quick to question the squad's methods or orders. The rest of them don't take him seriously in the fact being that his logic rarely applies when things go FUBAR. He uses a M1 Garand Rifle. Despite being a newcomer, he adjusts well to combat and survives the Holland campaign.

Private First Class Gary "Jas" Jasper

Background

Jasper is the leader of the Special Weapons Team. He carries a Bazooka and a Browning M1919A6 .30 cal. LMG. He is from the South, as is visible by his accent. He named his Bazooka, Stella, after his girlfriend. Jasper is also a member of Baker's machine gun team, so he also carries a .30-caliber machine gun (Browning M1919). Jasper loves making fun of the German language, and has a knack to know when to crack jokes and loosen things up. Connor and Jasper are always together, and both can be jokers in the garrison, but serious in combat. Even with his enormous sense of humor, Jasper stops when reality takes over, and humor is of no use.

Hell's Highway

Private First Class Gary Jasper is a soldier in Baker's Bazooka team, along with Private First Class Timothy Connor.

Private First Class Timothy Connor

Background

Jasper's assistant on the machine gun and Bazooka. Timothy also carries 2 ammo belts for the machine gun on his body stretching from his back to lower abdomen and cross his chest or a backpack contain bazooka rockets whenever he uses the MG or Bazooka he has ammo for the situation. He uses an M1 Carbine. Connor also has a cigarette box attached behind the elastic band on his helmet.

Private First Class Mike Dawson

Background

Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. A transfer who served from the 502nd PIR Pathfinders in Normandy. A mysterious character, born to "a rich father and a poor mother" as he says. Dawson doesn't wear a helmet saying it messes up his aim, and speaks with a British accent.

Hell's Highway

Dawson finds interest in Baker's and Hartsock's stories, and usually asks the others if they believe in fate. Because of this he is isolated from the rest of the team for they would rather not re-live those events but the others still listen to him and respect him as an equal. He is a member of Baker's assault team. He uses a M1 Carbine. In the level "The First Bad News", it is revealed that Dawson met Kevin Legget outside Carentan on June 12, 1944, asking him about fate, and if he "believes there's something we all have to do before we die." In Holland, after the mission "Hells Highway" Dawson talks to Baker, stating that he knows about what happened to Allen and Garnett, and that if Baker would not tell the others what happened, then he (Dawson) would, then walks away.

Private First Class James "Jimmy" Roselli

Hell's Highway

Roselli is a replacement for Hartsock's assault team. He is shown in most of the cutscenes to be another one who rarely speaks and acts when time calls for it. Jimmy replaces McConnell who was switched to Hartsock's fire team after Normandy. Jimmy was first seen in second dev-diary fighting with Paddock after he had called Roselli 'Mussolini' with Hartsock holding Roselli back. He also has a cigarette box attached behind the elastic band on his helmet.

Private Franky "Beans" LaRoche

Hell's Highway

LaRoche is a young soldier in Baker's squad who lied about his age to join the army. He was born in Norfolk, Massachusetts

Norfolk, Massachusetts

Norfolk is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a population of 10,460 people in 2,818 households at the 2000 census. Formerly known as North Wrentham, Norfolk broke away to become an independent town in 1870.-History:...

. He uses an M3A1 Grease Gun. Franky is the only soldier in Baker's Squad without any real combat experience. However, he excelled in training and is a natural with most any firearm (being able to shoot a quarter from 50 yards). Young, and filled with heroic ideals, he is eager to rush into action, and all too willing to put his life on the line. He is the fresh replacement or new guy on the assault team and the youngest in 3rd squad. He and Corrion do not see eye to eye on following orders. He disobeyed Corrion in the mission "Five-Oh-Sink" when he tried to help a Dutch civilian who had his leg blown off by German artillery when the squad entered the town, and again when he went to rescue the Dutch girl in "Baptism of Fire" when Corrion spots Franky leaving to find her. He tries to stop Franky from going, saying "Franky, if you go for her, you will die." Franky ignores him and rushes to find her. In Baptism of Fire, he and the girl are trapped in the hospital, and both are shot by Germans. He dies in front of Baker, fulfilling Corrion's prophecy.

Death

He went into the hospital with a Dutch woman he met earlier that day. While the Germans occupying the hospital are also looking for them. He stays in the hospital and was shot several times in the chest after he sent her off before the Germans could get at them. He left the squad previously to search for her despite several warnings from Corporal Sam Corrion. He died in front of Sergeant Matt Baker, he asked if the Dutch girl had survived. To comfort him before he died, Baker told Franky she had escaped unharmmed, despite the fact Baker had witnessed her being murdered in cold blood by a German patrolman. (Before Frankie died, though, he admitted that he knew that Baker was lying.)

Lt. Col. Robert G. Cole

Background

Robert G. Cole

Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Cole was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the days following the D-Day Normandy invasion of World War II.-Early U.S. Army career:...

is one of the game's real to life characters and commands 3rd battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment

502nd Infantry Regiment

The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment was established during World War II as a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The Regiment saw substantial action in World War II and went on to deploy in the Vietnam War, the first Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation...

101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...

. Baker was previously in this unit. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Normandy, particularly the mission in Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is a first-person shooter video game created by Gearbox Software for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Mac OS X. It is the first game in the Brothers in Arms series. It is published by Ubisoft and was released in early 2005...

titled: Cole's Charge. He is killed by a sniper in Holland. Paddock later pushes the sniper that killed Cole out of the Church window.

Road to Hill 30

He is first seen in the first mission at the end when he is asking a French woman where they are. He is not seen again until Purple heart Lane where he is complaining about the platoon sending only one squad. He is seen in Cole's Charge when he is giving the orders to Baker's squad about what to do when the smoke builds. He is seen only one more time when he is giving wine to Mac and Lt. Comb.

Hell's Highway

He is seen first on September 17 when he orders Baker to conduct a recon mission with Zano, Jasper, Conner, McCeary and Holden. He is then seen dead in "The First bad News". His body is seen next to a saddend Doc Gideon. Mac explains to Baker what happened: Cole and his men were under fire from German forces, and were trying to lay down signal panels for the air support. Cole decided to do it himself (much to Baker's confusion), and was shot in the head by a sniper. Baker and Paddock later find the sniper that shot Cole with Paddock throwing the sniper out of a church tower window.

Lt. col Robert F. "Bob" Sink

Hell's Highway

Robert F. Sink, one of the games real to life characters and is commander of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, appears as a fairly large role. Voiced by Dale Dye. After and during the level "Five-Oh-Sink" Baker is officially under the command of Sink and he partakes in many of the 506th's missions during the campaign.

Sergeant Seamus Doyle

Background

He was born in Dublin before emigrating to the United States. He grew up in Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

and was raised only by his mother, whom he considered a "piece of work". When World War II began he volunteered to become a paratrooper. There he became a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Doyle is a very tough and dedicated soldier and is known to be very talkative.

Earned in Blood

He is first seen in the night of D-Day where he saves Hartsock's life. He stayed with Hartsock until he could find the rest of the 82nd. Doyle was killed by a tank shell in St. Sauveur.

Death

Vaporized when hit by a tank shell from a German Panzer

Panzer

A Panzer is a German language word that, when used as a noun, means "tank". When it is used as an adjective, it means either tank or "armoured" .- Etymology :...

in St. Sauveur. The only physical part of him left was his 82nd Airborne "All-American" Patch.

Sergeant George Risner

Background

George Risner is a tank commander in RTH30. He is also a close friend of Sergeant Matt Baker. Risner and Baker grew up on the same block, and went to the same schools together. Baker has mentioned that he and George used to launch bottle rockets in the creek behind his house and blame it on the other kids in the neighborhood, and that they also chased after the same girls in high school. He originally signed up for the paratroopers with Baker, but due to a knee injury in training, he was forced to transfer to the 70th Tank Battalion.

Road to Hill 30

He is first seen on D+1 when he links up with Baker. He stays with him as a squad member until he is killed at Dead Man's Corner. His body is seen in the next mission. He is remembered in Tom and Jerry when Baker says the names of all the men that died under his command. He is also seen in the Extras segment "Nine Days Earlier" holding the death pistol and telling Baker how he got it from Baker's dad, who was killed holding it.

Hell's Highway

Risner is seen briefly in flashback sequence, Baker is thinking about everyone who died holding the so-called "Death Pistol" and thinks of the moment Risner was killed.
I'm a Risner! ;D

Pieter

Pieter is a small 12 year old boy from Eindhoven, Holland. He first appears in the mission "Written in Stone" along with his father Nicholaas. Pieter runs away from his father to fight with a gun he was given for protection. He is found and saved by Baker in the mission "Operation Garden" and rejoins his father in "Reunion". In the mission "Baptism by Fire" as Baker discovers Marsh is dead, Paddock appears holding Pieter in his arms and places him on the ground. A building collapsed on Pieter and his father, killing them both. Later in the mission, as you escape the bomb shelter, visions of Pieter's face flash in front of you.

Death

In the mission "Baptism by Fire" after Baker finds out Marsh is dead, Paddock shows up with Peter dead in his arms and places him on the ground. Paddock explains that he and Friar were going to check on him and found him underneath a pile of rubble. A building had fallen onto Pieter's home and crushed it, killing both Pieter and his father.

Tank Commander Henry Redwood

Hell's Highway

Redwood is the player character during one of the tank missions. He may be a part of the Irish Guards, due to his accent and the fact that is the forward unit of XXX Corps. He introduces himself to Baker by saying "My name's Redwood, We're here to help you get through this shithole". Humorously, when Baker and the squad first meet Redwood, he gets his own subtitles, even if they are turned off. He gives Baker a British M1928 Thompson saying "It's Jesus resurrected compared to your Yank Tommy!"

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