[Bringbackthedraft]

"as William Bendix led them."

If the movie was Battleground with Van Johnson, it was "James Whitmore", the Sgt that was limping as he called out the cadence. The movie dates back to 1949.

[bert]

.....it was "James Whitmore", the Sgt that was limping...

Correcto, my bad

The scene as in December 1944. I doubtthe veracity of the May 1944 date for jody.