Cpl. Gabby Gordon Quotes in Objective, Burma! (1945)

Pvt. Nebraska Hooper: It's sure peaceful so far.

Cpl. Gabby Gordon: That's the way I like it... peaceful. I already said when I starved to death, I want it to be peaceful.

Pvt. Nebraska Hooper: What are you thinkin' about, Gabby?

Cpl. Gabby Gordon: [Chuckling] I wonder what happened to those two Zulus I had a date with last week.

Capt. Nelson: [Seeing Gabby putting stagnant water in his canteen and getting ready to drink it] Hey, do you want to get sick? Where's your purifying tablets?

Cpl. Gabby Gordon: I lost them when we made that last river crossing.

[Nelson gives him some of his]

Cpl. Gabby Gordon: They'll remember me in history. Gabby Gordon: the guy who purified all the stinkin' rivers in Burma!

Cpl. Gabby Gordon: [about Nelson to the other men] C'm'on! I'll follow him down the barrel of a cannon!