Gary Burghoff's last episode as a full time cast member. He would return next season to film a special episode "Good-bye Radar" and also a few random scenes for the first few episodes to get credit as a cast member. In these episodes he would get an "also starring" in the credits.
The Pierre hotel where the reunion was held is a luxury hotel located at 2 East 61st Street. The hotel located within the Upper East Side is 525 feet tall and faces Central Park. Charles Pierre, who the hotel is named after, entered into a joint venture with some Wall Street financiers to build the 714-room hotel that rose 41 stories at a cost of $15 million (approximately $200 million today). It opened in 1930 with 100+ employees.
The date March 28 would put the reunion at March 28, 1953 considering Colonel Potter reported for duty in September 1952. The war ended in July 1953.
BJ suggests having the party on Valentine's Day, to which Charles responds that they could all meet in a garage in Chicago.
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day, 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. They were lined up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants, two of whom were disguised as police officers.
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day, 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. They were lined up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants, two of whom were disguised as police officers.