Frank Kimbro

Lt. Frank Kimbro is a platoon leader under Capt. Jim Benedict. He is portrayed by Robert Ridgely.

Before he joined the Army, Kimbro had a widely varied resume: ranch hand, bank employee and English poetry teacher ("And the End of Evil Things"). When he joined the service, or whether he enlisted or was drafted, is never explicitly stated. His age would indicate he enlisted, probably before the war.

Kimbro's working relationship with Benedict is generally solid. At times he leans back on Benedict's expertise to make decisions ("A Taste of Peace"). His relationship with Sgt. McKenna is not explored in the series, but the two are shown to work well together.

More so than Benedict or McKenna, Kimbro seems to feel personal responsibility for the safety of the men under his command. He often agonizes when patrols go awry, communication with a patrol is lost, or men are put in harm's way because of decisions he makes.

In "The Ninety-Eight Cent Man," PFC Pete D'Angelo is wounded by a German grenade explosion. Kimbro is forced to retreat and has to leave D'Angelo behind. Kimbro is visibly upset and feels personally responsible. When word comes that D'Angelo survived and was captured, Kimbro becomes preoccupied with rescuing the private. He risks sanction from Benedict and Maj. Jergens to lead a rescue mission to retrieve D'Angelo.

In "And the End of Evil Things," a clumsy private is killed after inadvertently drawing the attention of a group of German soldiers. Kimbro feels terrible personal guilt because he helped get the private transferred to Able Company, and he resents Benedict for not acting to protect him. Only when Kimbro has to make a similar decision later in the episode does he understand Benedict's point of view and the two reconcile.

Kimbro makes it through the series without much serious injury. He was blinded during a German artillery attack in "Lesson for a Lover." The blindness was psychosomatic, and by the end of the episode he'd regained his sight. While recuperating at a military hospital in Naples, Kimbro fell for a volunteer who came in to boost morale. Their relationship ends when it is discovered the volunteer took part in a heist to steal supplies from the hospital. Kimbro's romantic life is not explored in other episodes.

Not much is known about Kimbro's personal life. The lieutenant hints at an appreciation for poetry in “And the End of Evil Things,” but this facet of his personality is not explored in the series. Kimbro can also sing and play guitar, as demonstrated at a dinner party in the episode "The Dogs of War."