'Band of Brothers' soldier dies at 90 in Washington

KNKX Public Radio | By The Associated Press

Published February 28, 2012 at 10:18 AM PST

In this image released by HBO, from left, Sid Phillips, Jeanne Sledge, Buck Compton, Vera Leckie, Bradford Freeman, and William Guarnere pose at the screening of the "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" special edition DVD set at the National WWII Museum.

BURLINGTON, Wash. — A veteran whose World War II exploits were depicted in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died, his family said.

Lynn D. "Buck" Compton died Saturday in Burlington, Wash., after having a heart attack last month, the family told the Los Angeles Times.

In January, nearly 200 guests, including actors from the miniseries, attended his 90th birthday party, the Skagit Valley Herald reported.

Lynn Compton also is remembered for his legal career in California. He headed the team that prosecuted Sirhan B. Sirhan for the slaying of Robert F. Kennedy.

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