Looks after his boys and makes sure they get through ok even when he is too high up to lead them anymore
Firm but fair
Drinks tea and coffee and tries to keep Nix in check
Not a quaker
Notices when things aren’t right with his boys eg. Doc in Bastogne (hell, everyone in Bastogne) and gives sensible advice
Has the respect of the entire company
Is clean cut even in Bastogne
Has a sense of humour despite what people might think
Trusts his boys in Easy enough to run across a whole damn open field on his own so he can lead the charge
SERIOUSLY LOOK AT THIS DAD HE IS THE BEST DAD
Scary War Dad:
Ronald Speirs
Speirs is that Dad that you dread telling about the stupid shit you’ve done because he will actually kick your ass
However when it comes down to it he is the Dad that will scare the shit out of anyone who tries to fuck with you like Speirs would fuck up the school bully like no-ones business
Like when the boys had a pretty incompetent CO like Dike, Speirs pretty much singlehandedly solved that problem
Can sometimes be encouraging???
This guy will have your back but don’t fuck up or he will fuck YOU up
Don’t come home drunk.
I’m not a regular War Dad, I’m a cool War Dad
Buck Compton
Gets on with the boys because he’s cool
Seriously Buck is that Dad that tries to be down with the kids by like gambling with them and playing darts and hanging out at the bar but will try and subliminally make sure they’re ok and survive through little tips and advice
Like when he was telling the guys not to do anything stupid like mess around with German guns and hurt themselves
The most American man I have ever seen I have never seen anyone so American looking
Has his own problems and tries to hide them because Cool Dads don’t cry
Will put the boys first EVERY DAMN TIME
Low key really damn educated and smart
Mid-Life Crisis War Dad
Lewis Nixon
Nix is the War Dad that will stay at the bar real late and not want to get up in the morning and never does any housework
He’s also that asshole who will make fun of you pretty much all the time and try to embarrass you in front of your friends
Really does not give a shit
However is very smart and will sort shit out for you and get it done even if it means he’s really grumpy with you for a while
Will also make you laugh when you feel like shit
Nix would kinda let you do what you want like yeah you go gettem kid I’m gonna go lie down for 20 mins
EDIT: by very popular demand
Damn Fine War Dad
Harry Welsh
So Harry is that Dad that will pick you up from school and meet all your friends and your friends will end up liking him more than you
Though tbh you don’t really mind because all you wanna do is make this War Dad proud
Loves your ma so damn much like he would get her all the cute shit even though theres a war on and things are tight and would do anything for her
Family man
All of the Dad jokes
Will grin and try not to laugh when his boys make a crude joke or does a rude impression and probs get told off by Main War Dad for encouraging them
Pretty chill like he probably wouldn’t be too mad at you if you fuck up seriously if you fuck up go to Harry and he’ll sort it out DO NOT GO TO SPEIRS
BONUS:
War Mom Carwood Lipton
Is very concerned about you
Played by the nice Wahlberg
Kinda polite and soft spoken and honest and a good leader and will help any of his boys out
Will tell his boys off but nicely
Gets pissed off when mistakes put his boys in harms way unnecessarily
Keep Calm And Carry On US edition
1. If I had talent I would add “Norman S Dike Jr: WORST DAD”.
2. But no seriously Harry hauled his reserve chute from Normandy all the fuck over Europe. Why? Because it was white silk! And Harry is totally the guy who looks at a huge thing of white silk and thinks about rationing and goes OMG MY FIANCEE COULD MAKE HER WEDDING DRESS OUT OF THIS SHE’LL LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL.
3. Seriously if you fuck up do not go to Spiers.
Do not go to Spiers. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, do not go to Spiers.
