Cavalcade of America · SEASON 4
The Major of St. Louis
Episode 25 · 1956-06-05
- Drama
Episode overview
Major Thomas D. Howie of the 3rd Battallion, 116th Infantry, 29th Division. He lies at rest between a Private and a General in the American Cemetery in Normandy, overlooking Omaha Beach. He was loved by his men, though an enigma to some, and loved reading verses from Edgar Lee Masters ""Spoon River Anthology"", ""These are the ghosts from the desolate coasts...would you go to them...only pursue them...whatever enshrined is within you ..is you.""
60 minutes
Season 4 episodes
1. A Time for Courage1955-09-13
2. The Texas Rangers1955-09-27
3. Toward Tomorrow1955-10-04
4. Disaster Patrol1955-10-18
5. The Swamp Mutiny1955-10-25
6. Chain of Hearts1955-11-01
7. One Day at a Time1955-11-15
8. Crisis in Paris1955-11-29
9. Doctor on Wheels1955-12-13
10. Barbed Wire Christmas1955-12-20
11. Postmark: Danger1955-12-27
12. The Boy Who Walked to America1956-01-03
13. The Prison Within1956-01-17
14. Star and Shield1956-01-24
15. The Secret Life of Joe Swedie1956-02-07
16. Call Home the Heart1956-02-21
17. The Listening Hand1956-03-06
18. A Life to Live By1956-03-20
19. The Doll Who Found a Mother1956-04-03
20. The Jackie Jensen Story1956-04-17
21. Diplomatic Outpost1956-05-01
22. Danger on Clover Ridge1956-05-08
23. Who is Byington?1956-05-22
24. The Boy Nobody Wanted1956-05-29
25. The Major of St. Louis1956-06-05
