Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Captain America film informatics Part 12B: Members of the Howling Commandos


DUM DUM DUGAN
Timothy Aloysius "Dum Dum" Dugan is an Allied soldier who was captured by HYDRA. When Captain America single-handedly assaulted the facility in which he was prisoner, Dum Dum along with his companions broke free and wreaked havoc on the HYDRA agents, returning to the US military base immediately after.
Dum Dum Dugan is a belligerent but witty person, a gentle giant who hates injustice and is extremely loyal to his comrades. As a member of the Howling Commandos, he's recognised as one of the most skilled soldiers in US Army. He's highly trained, and he possesses a great amount of strength. After the breaking of HYDRA facility, he took possession of some enhanced guns which he uses in battle.
After the war, Dugan became a charter member of SHIELD alongside Carter and Stark; with whom he seemed to develop a friendship, as the former visited the latter's estate.


GABE JONES
Gabriel "Gabe" Jones was born in New York City. He is an original member of the fictional, elite Howling Commandos combat squad of World War II, and the first African-American to serve in an integrated unit. After the war, Jones joined SHIELD and together with Fury and Dugan, successfully stopped a Nazi splinter group from gaining a version of the Super-Soldier formula.


JIM MORITA
Jim Morita was a Japanese-American soldier who was born in Fresno, California. Morita and his comrades were invited to join a special elite squadron led by Rogers himself. Morita accepted, despite the perspective of coming back to the front-line immediately after merely escaping with his life. Jim Morita was a silent and serious man, but a loyal soldier who believes in honor and respect.


JAMES MONTGOMERY FALSWORTH
James Montgomery Falsworth was a member of the 3rd Independent Parachute Brigade of the British army. His unit was captured by the Germans and sent to work at the top secret HYDRA weapons facility in the Austrian Alps. He was freed with the rest of the prisoners by Captain America and helped Dum Dum Dugan control a HYDRA Tank in order to cause panic in the enemy lines.
Falsworth and the rest of the freed soldiers slowly marched to the US military base in Italy. Upon arrival, he and the rest of the soldiers all cheered Captain America for saving their lives.
Later, Falsworth was handpicked to join the Howling Commandos, along with Dugan and Bucky to be Captain America's personal unit, and helped cleanse HYDRA from Germany.


JACQUES DERNIER
Jacques Dernier is a French Resistance freedom fighter during WW2. When World War II began, France was occupied by German forces, and Dernier joined the French Resistance. Eventually, Dernier was captured by the Germans and sent to work at the HYDRA weapons facility in the Austrian Alps. It was there that he met Dugan and the other Allied soldiers; due to his poor command in English, he was closest to the French-speaking Gabe Jones.
In November 1943, when Captain America single-handedly assaulted the facility in which he was prisoner, Dernier along with his companions broke free and wreaked havoc on the HYDRA agents, coming back to US militarybase in Italy immediately after.