remarkable ability when participating in undercover activities, but due to his skin color, his roles outside of the camp are limited. He also impersonates Germans on the telephone when circumstances require it. Ivan Dixon left the series after the fifth season, and was replaced in the cast by Kenneth Washington for season 6. No mention was ever made on-screen explaining Kinchloe's departure from Stalag 13, and his role as radio operator was filled by Sgt. Baker. Sergeant Baker Sergeant Richard Baker (portrayed by Kenneth Washington) – Following Dixon's departure from the show after season five, the series producers chose to create a new character rather than recast the part of Kinchloe. Baker, like Kinchloe, was an African-American radio expert who ran the underground communications center. However, with Kinchloe's departure, Newkirk is elevated to the role of Hogan's second-in-command (despite being subordinate to both Sergeants Baker and Carter by rank) during the sixth season. As with Kinchloe, Baker is able to contribute vital support to the missions assigned to him by Col. Hogan. Sergeant Carter Technical Sergeant Andrew Carter (portrayed by Larry Hovis) – United States Army Air Corps Technical Sergeant Andrew J. Carter is a chemist and explosives expert in charge of ordnance and bomb-making. Prior to the war, Carter was a Boy Scout who had run a drug store in Muncie, Indiana. In the series, Carter shows a great talent in chemistry and explosives; he has a passion for making and producing formulas, chemicals, and explosive devices when needed. While bright and enthusiastic at his specialties, he is often clumsy and forgetful. The prisoners often joke that Carter is the most German-looking among them, and he is often called upon to impersonate German officers, notably Adolf Hitler. Carter is a bachelor, and sometimes references his fiancée Mary Jane, whom he expects to marry after the war. Unlike the rest of the men, he is shown to be shy around women, and Newkirk and LeBeau often joke about his naïveté. Hovis did not want to remove his wedding ring to play the character, so to conceal it, Carter wears black gloves in most of his appearances. In the few episodes in which he is gloveless, Carter's left hand is concealed, or is visible only briefly. Although Carter is the ranking non-commissioned officer, he is never shown to exercise any real authority over the other prisoners, and Kinchloe generally acts as