Denton
Background
Eugene "Sam" Denton is a Major in the Air Force with the 123rd Strategic Missile Wing at Tipton Air Force Base in California. He has a wife.
During the events of Damnation Alley (1977) played by George Peppard
Denton and Tanner are reporting for duty when Denton asks Keegan how long it would take for him to make a painting of his wife as he wants to give one to her for their upcoming anniversary. Denton tells Tanner that he has made a request for a roster change, because he doesn't think he and Tanner make a compatible team. They get to their work stations after relieving Technician and a Captain and almost immediately afterwards, incoming missiles are spotted on the radar heading towards major cities within the United States. Denton and Tanner receive a message and arm and then fire missiles back at the Soviet Union. They both then go to the control center and watch as missiles rain down on the United States. Months later, Denton and Perry are in the garage working on their Landmaster vehicles. Denton tells Perry they just need the okay from Landers and then they can leave and shortly afterwards, an explosion erupts at the main base and Denton and Perry run towards it but find it engulfed in flames. A few days later, Denton and Perry drive out of the garage in the Landmasters they built and offer to take Tanner and Keegan with them to Albany, New York. On their way towards Las Vegas, a storm hits and Tanner ignores protocol to stop and dig in and instead tries to outrun the storm. Denton and Tanner return to pick up Perry and Keegan who had dug in and find Keegan injured and Perry dead. They continue to Las Vegas where they find Janice who had been in a bomb shelter when the nuclear strike hit and bring her with them. They stop in Salt Lake City, Utah to pick up some gasoline and Denton and Keegan pull out hoses to siphon fuel from the underground gasoline tanks. A Killer Roach crawls out of the underground tank and Keegan tries to step on it but it doesn't crush underneath his boot. While Denton is inside the Landmaster, Keegan is attacked and killed and Denton warns Tanner and Janice over the radio about the Killer Roaches. He then drives the Landmaster to their location and picks them up. Later, while Tanner is driving he sees Billy staring at him through a shack window and Denton and the others chase Billy. They offer to take him with them and he agrees to go with them if Tanner promises to teach him how to ride the dirt bike. They come to a stop at Ellen's Cafe to try and find some more gasoline and while they are there they are ambushed by Man/Guard, Mountain Man 2 and two other men. Tanner shoots and kills two of the men when Billy sneaks him Denton's pistol that they initially took away, while Denton kills Mountain Man 2 by firing a rocket from the Landmaster in the cafe while he is in it. They continue to Detroit, Michigan to look for spare parts and while they are there the Earth's axis returns to normal causing the skies to clear, but a large flood to erupt. They surface near a lake and while Denton and Tanner are arguing about who is going to ride the dirt bike, a radio message comes on the air from Gloria in Albany. Denton contacts Gloria and she gives them her coordinates and Tanner and Billy get on the dirt bike and ride towards Albany. Denton warns Gloria about their emissary Tanner and promises they are all not like him.
