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James Doohan at Juno Beach

His first combat was the invasion of Normandy at Juno Beach on D-Day. Shooting two snipers, Doohan led his men to higher ground through a field of anti-tank mines, where they took defensive positions for the night. Crossing between command posts at 11:30 that night, Doohan was hit by six rounds fired from a Bren gun by a nervous Canadian sentry: four in his leg, one in the chest, and one through his right middle finger. The bullet to his chest was stopped by a silver cigarette case. His right middle finger had to be amputated, something he would conceal during his career as an actor.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/canadian-forces/39439/james-doohan-at-juno-beach

Excellent imageā€¦ thanks tankgeezer

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  he is beamed up forgood

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  larry41 (Fri 13 May 2011 03:03:12 PM EDT)

  He must have had the shields up.

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  gsellars (Fri 13 May 2011 01:34:20 PM EDT)

  Sadly can't find an image of James in uniform other than this one. On another note, I can't imagine surviving one round from a Bren Gun never mind 6

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  NCY-152 (Fri 13 May 2011 11:42:52 AM EDT)
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  His first combat was the invasion of Normandy at Juno Beach on D-Day. Shooting two snipers, Doohan led his men to higher ground through a field of anti-tank mines, where they took defensive positions for the night. Crossing between command posts at...

  His first combat was the invasion of Normandy at Juno Beach on D-Day. Shooting two snipers, Doohan led his men to higher ground through a field of anti-tank mines, where they took defensive positions for the night. Crossing between command posts at 11:30 that night, Doohan was hit by six rounds fired from a Bren gun by a nervous Canadian sentry: four in his leg, one in the chest, and one through his right middle finger. The bullet to his chest was stopped by a silver cigarette case. His right middle finger had to be amputated, something he would conceal during his career as an actor.

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  tankgeezer (Fri 13 May 2011 11:32:07 AM EDT)
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  As I said before, this image does not belong in the photo section of the site. It is more properly uploaded in the forum side. Had this been an image of Mr Doohan in uniform,or at least while serving during WW II that would be different. (the Star Trek...