U.S. combat team prepares for mission.

U.S. combat team prepares for mission. A member of the famous "Buck Rogers" patrol of the 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Division, Ninth U.S. Army, blackens the face of a comrade with soot from a kerosene lamp as the patrol prepares for a mission. Under the leadership of Lieutenant Roy "Buck" Rogers of Island Park, Minnesota, the unit, composed of approximately 40 volunteers, undertakes missions beyond the front lines to reconnoiter in enemy territory, clean up enemy machine gun nests and capture prisoners.