The BEST episodes written by Beirne Lay Jr.

#1 - Missing in Action

Combat! - Season 1 - Episode 6

A mission to retrieve downed wing commander Col. Jafko (Howard Duff) goes awry when Lt. Hanley's squad mistakenly shoots the messenger who delivered the pilot's whereabouts to them. A "Maquisard" truck driver transports them to the farm where French Resistance have hidden the wounded pilot, and where he has fallen in love with the farmer's daughter, Denise (Maria Machado).