Star Trek’s James ‘Scotty’ Doohan Fought and Wounded on D-Day

Long before he set up shop in the engine room of the Enterprise, James Doohan was one of the first Canadian soldiers to land at Juno Beach during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Doohan was shot and wounded several times during the invasion. Let's pay tribute to the "Finest Engineer In Starfleet" and look back at his role in the D-Day invasion.

During the invasion, Doohan and his men were among the first Canadians to cross the minefield and take out snipers at Juno Beach.

Doohan was hit six times by machine gun fire, with one bullet severing the middle finger of his right hand. Another bullet hit him in the chest, but fortunately, was stopped by his cigarette case.

Unbeknownst to the general public, but well known to us nerds, I mean Trekkies, Doohan had to use a stunt hand during shots where he worked the transporter controls to conceal that fact he was missing a finger.

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Rarely does one find footage or text with Doohan discussing the war. Rather, he truly enjoyed reflecting on his career with Star Trek. After a life of amazing accomplishments such as serving during the invasion of Normandy, it is the memories of his fans that Doohan called "the best thing" he'd ever done.