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Mickey Rooney became ill with a fever during filming. During his hospital stay in Manila, his wife Carolyn Mitchell was killed by her lover in a murder-suicide.
SPOLIER: Third of three war dramas in which a character played by Mickey Rooney is killed by a hand grenade.
Charlton Heston turned down the role eventually played by Hugh O'Brian.
Feature debut of television director Ron Winston.
Film debut of Peter Masterson.
"Soldier: How many men, your soldiers? Sgt. Ernest Wartell: Including the European theater, I'd say about six million."
"Pvt. James Grenier: [in voiceover narration] They were the quietest bunch of guys I'd ever seen. I couldn't tell if they'd been trained that way, or if they just had nothing to say. Pvt. James Grenier: [camera focuses on each man in turn as he is briefly summarized in voiceover narration] Captain Alonzo Davis, officer in charge. Known to his men as "Smokey." A mustang, commissioned from the ranks. Consistently demonstrated excellence, leadership under fire. Twice decorated: Guadalcanal, Tarawa. Eleven years in the Corps. First Sergeant Steve Corey, second in command. I knew him only by reputation. The finest fighting man in our theater. Nine campaigns in the last 17 months. Corporal Alvin Ross, proven excellence with M-1 at any distance. Specialty: accuracy at long range, sniping. PFC Henry Reynolds, demolitions expert. Combat experience: one year, 10 months. Age: 19 years, one month. Platoon Sergeant William Maccone, garrote. A garrote is a fine wire with a handle on each end. Usage confined exclusively to the human throat. Gunnery Sergeant Ernest Wartell, career Marine. Specialty: automatic weapons. Proven excellence, Thompson sub-machine gun. Corporal Stanley Parrish, knife expert. Close in combat. "Stan the man." 130 pounds - after dinner. PFC George George. Specialty: night vision. The ability to see in the absence of light. By medical statistics, those eyes will happen once every 200,000 births. Private First Class, James Grenier. Aircrewman radio specialist. Combat experience: none. Length of service, US Marine Corps: 6 months. Reason for selection to highly specialized reconnaissance mission: dire abdominal attack suffered by selected radio man accompanied by high fever. No time for proper replacement. Location at time of selection: radio panel."
