This is another fiction in the movie. Mucci never fired a shot, and certainly never went near the bridge where Captain Pajota and his Filipino guerrillas made their great stand. It's believe they killed over 500 Japanese at that bridge.
"This is another fiction in the movie. Mucci never fired a shot, and certainly never went near the bridge where Captain Pajota and his Filipino guerrillas made their great stand. It's believe they killed over 500 Japanese at that bridge."
The screenwriters probably felt that their lead actor had to squeeze off a few rounds to reinforce his warrior status. I'm sure Col. Mucci was a great officer, and by all accounts his men respected him, but it seems like Captain Prince could have led the mission by himself without the battalion commander looking over his shoulder. Just an old soldier's humble opinion.