 When Captain Koons visits the young Butch to give him his fathers  watch, his recollections refer to an airman named "Wynocki" who  transports the watch back to safety. "Wynocki" is the name of  John Garfield (I) (qv)s character in Howard Hawks (qv) film  _Air Force (1943)_ (qv). Hawks is one of Quentin Tarantino (qv)s  favorite directors.