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To: eastforker

“He was commissioned a lieutenant in the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. He was sent to England in 1940 for training. He first saw combat landing 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:[10] 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 given to him by his brother.[6] His right middle finger had to be amputated, something he would conceal on-screen during most of his career as an actor.”

From wiki. Yeesh friendly fire the night of D-day.

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4 posted on 06/23/2018 7:59:01 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: Ransomed

I have another friendly fire coming up, Pat Tillman.


5 posted on 06/23/2018 8:01:59 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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