James Doohan's (Scotty) World War II Service (Rest in Peace)

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[Pyro7480]

From James Doohan

At the outbreak of World War II, aged 19, he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery, and was eventually commissioned as a lieutenant. His first combat assignment was the invasion of Normandy at Juno Beach on D-Day. Shooting two snipers along the way, Doohan's unit made its way to higher ground and took defensive positions. At 11:30 that night, he was machine-gunned, taking six hits: four in his leg, one in the chest, and one through his middle right finger. The chest bullet was stopped by his silver cigarette case; he would later generally hide the amputated finger on screen. Despite his wounds, Doohan remained in the military, trained as a pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force, and flew an artillery observation plane, though he was once labeled the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Forces".

[PfromHoGro]

I think I remember seeing him on the Bold & the Beautiful too. That made my day.

Computer.......

God speed.

[UncleDick]

What was that second to last picture from? Star Trek: V?

It's a deleted scene from the beginning of Star Trek (VII): Generations.

[tubebender]

I received a email from my niece honoring the Great Actors that were also Veterans of WW11 with pictures just last night. Scotty was one of them. There were 16 or 18 total...

[PackerBoy]

Actually, I believe it did work. But Scotty got drunk and passed out, too.

[bootless]

God bless you, Jimmy, and thank you for your service and your gift.

[Captainpaintball]

Thank you for your career and service, Mr. Doohan. Cheers to a great life!!!

[Army Air Corps]

Go in grace, Jimmy, we hardly knew ye.

Somehow, watching classic Trek will seem a little melancholy from now on...

[af_vet_rr]

Didn't know he was at Juno, or really anything about his service. Class act all the way.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Did anybody find any pictures from "Space Command"? There were no video tape machines at the time and they didn't put the show on movie film like the Lucy Show.

Beam me up, Scotty!

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: 'Did anybody find any pictures from "Space Command"?'

Found these websites:

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/3/6/t6-301-e.html

http://www.memorabletv.com/canadianshows/canadastot.htm

[GVnana]

Thank you so much for posting this. I didn't know until today that Doohan was a war hero.

Thank you Mr. Scot. We'll never forget you!