In a letter to filmmaker Steven Spielberg, Doohan praised his film Saving Private Ryan, noting that he landed at Juno, which he called "nothing as horrid as the Omaha disaster."Ĭanadian actor James Doohan (1920 - 2005) as Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott in the US TV science fiction series 'Star Trek', circa 1967. Four hit him in the leg, one took off his right middle finger and one hit him in the chest but a cigarette case stopped the bullet. Later in the evening, a Canadian sentry accidentally shot him six times. ![]() "I don't know if they were killed or wounded but it shut them up," Doohan told the New York Times in 1998. On D-Day, he landed on Juno beach, according to Snopes, and shot two German snipers. James Doohan, known for his role as "Scott" in the original Star Trek, was a commissioned lieutenant with the 14 th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3 rd Canadian Infantry Division. However, they pressed on despite heavy fire and large casualties and less than a year later, Germany surrendered. ![]() Those invading Normandy faced disheartening odds, so much so, that then-General Dwight Eisenhower noted it would not be an easy task in his message to troops. Among those who risked their lives for the world's freedom were a number of famous faces, including actors, activists and athletes. D-Day was a turning point in World War II and an estimated 150,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy 75 years ago.
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