''Combat Sergeant'' is an American
television program
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that originally aired on
ABC
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from June to September 1956. Starring Michael Thomas as Sergeant Nelson, the series was set in Africa during World War II. Actual footage of the war was spliced into episodes.
[McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'', New York: Penguin Books, 4th ed., p. 173.] 13 episodes were filmed.
''Combat Sergeant'' was produced by
National Telefilm Associates, and had originally been intended as a
first-run syndicated program; it was offered to individual television stations in March 1956,
but saw no sales. The series was offered to ABC, which purchased the program. After a brief summer run on ABC in 1956, the series was rerun on the syndicated
NTA Film Network starting in summer 1957.
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1956 American television series debuts
1956 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
English-language television shows
American Broadcasting Company original programming
World War II television drama series
Television series based on actual events
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