Saving Private Ryan Characters History Through Film Mr

Saving Private Ryan: Characters History Through Film Mr. Clark

Captain Miller Rank: Captain Position: Company commander Unit: 2 nd Ranger Battalion, Company C

Captain Miller • Veteran soldier; Served with Sgt. Horvath in Africa & Italy • Keeps background secret (pool) • Company leader during D-Day • Given mission to “rescue” Pvt. James Ryan

Private Stanley Mellish Rank: Private 1 st Class Unit: 2 nd Ranger Battalion, Company C

Pvt. Stanley Mellish • Jewish member of squad • nickname “Fish" by Caparzo • survived the attack on Omaha Beach • Cries following D-Day landing on June 6, 1944 • Chosen by Miller for Pvt. Ryan “rescue mission”

Sergeant Mike Horvath Rank: Technical Sergeant Unit: 2 nd Ranger Battalion, Company C

sgt. Mike Horvath • Veteran soldier • Made successful beach landings in Africa, Italy and now Normandy (sand/dirt in tin cups) • 2 nd in command of squad • Close to Miller but does not know background

Private Richard Reiben Rank: Private First Class Occupational Specialty: BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) Gunner Unit: 2 nd Ranger Battalion, Company C

Pvt. Richard reiben • Brooklyn, New York boy • Survives D-Day landing • Selected by Miller for Pvt. Ryan “rescue mission” • Uses B. A. R. (Browning Automatic Rifle) • Openly questions “math”/logic of the mission

Private Jackson Rank: Private First Class Occupational Specialty: Sharpshooter Unit: 2 nd Ranger Battalion, Company C

Pvt. Daniel jackson • Sharpshooter; deeply religious • fond of quoting passages from the Bible • hand-picked by Capt. Miller to search for Pvt. James Ryan

Private Adrian Caparzo Rank: Private First Class Unit: 2 nd Ranger Battalion, Company C

Pvt. Adrian caparzo • survived the attack on Omaha Beach • finds Hitler Youth knife following invasion • Chosen by Miller for Pvt. Ryan “rescue mission” • tough guy in Charlie Company

Medic Irwin Wade Rank: Technician 4 th Class Occupational Specialty: Medic Unit: 2 nd Ranger Battalion, Company C

Medic irwin wade • Medic • Tries to save soldiers on beach during battle • Selected by Capt. Miller for rescue mission • Quiet and soft-spoken • defends mission to save Pvt. Ryan (mother)

Corporal Timothy Upham Rank: Technician 5 th Class Specialty: Interpreter Unit: 29 th Infantry Division

cpl. Timothy Upham • originally a mapmaker and translator • assigned to Captain Miller as interpreter • speaks fluent French and German • Writing a book about “brotherhood” of soldiers • Teased by other squad members

Private James Ryan Rank: Private First Class Unit: 101 st Airborne Division, 506 th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1 st Battalion, Company B

Pvt. James ryan • Member of 101 st Airborne • Lost 3 brothers on or around D-Day (Daniel, Peter and Sean) • mis-dropped on night before D-Day invasion • Army orders mission to “rescue” Ryan because his brothers died