McHale's Navy — Season 1, Episode 2: A Purple Heart for Gruber

Episode synopsis

Lester Gruber has been given the job of laundering Captain Binghamton's uniforms. When a Japanese sub fires on the PT 73, the uniforms are destroyed, and Lester's finger is scratched, prompting him to put in for a Purple Heart.

About McHale's Navy

An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of the Torpedo Patrol (PT) Boat #73 stationed at the U.S. Naval Installation on the island of Taratupa in the Southwest Pacific. The 73 'Family' included, among others, a con man and amateur Magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated Family man, a guitar-playing, moonshine-making Tennessee good ol' boy, and even a deserter from the Japanese Navy, who was an excellent cook.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1An Ensign for McHale
• E3McHale and His Seven Cupids
• E4PT 73, Where Are You?
• E5Movies Are Your Best Diversion
• E6Operation Wedding Party
• E7Who Do the Voodoo?
• E8Three Girls on an Island
• E9McHale's Paradise Motel
• E10The Battle of McHale's Island
• E11The Day They Captured Santa Claus
• E12Beauty and the Beast
• E13The Captain's Mission