In this episode, Lt Hanley's unit is revealed to be 2nd Platoon, K Company, hence their radio callsign, "King 2."
This episode's guest star, Joe Mantell, would appear 12 years later in the classic detective film Chinatown (1974). It is his character who utters the film's famous closing line, "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
"Far From the Brave" was the first of seven appearances on Combat for Dennis Robertson. He played the character of Private Albert Baker in all seven of those appearances.