I so enjoyed that one scene in an episode of the 1st ST series where Messrs. Scott, Chekhov and Sulu are sitting at a table having a drink in a futuristic bar. Klingons come over picking a fight. Klingons bad mouth the reputation of Capt. Kirk. even calling him "a Denubian slug worm." Mr. Scott refuses to fight and keeps telling his buddies to keep their cool and won't let them retaliate. However, when the Klingon starts bad mouthing the Enterprise by calling it "a broken-down rusted bucket of bolts." Mr. Scott rises to the occasion and gives them the fight of their life. Later, when Capt. Kirk interrogates his men to find the cause of the fight, he gets shocked and insulted by Mr. Scott's response. So Mr. Scott is disciplined by having to stay in his quarters. Mr. Scott is so happy that he finally gets time to read his new tech manuals.
Scotty: "Laddy, don't you think you ought to rephrase that.
Klingon: "You're right. I should. The Enterprise should be hauled away AS garbage"
Boom, Bang Crash.
When I was a wee lad, I went to a convention. There was a long line to get memoribilia signed. Rather then just rapidly sign my stuff, he ruffled my hair and spent two minutes talking to me. One of my fondest memories of childhood. Class act all the way. I didn't know about his WWII service.
RIP Scotty.
Scotty: "Aye Capt., I had a wee touch for a while but I'm better now."
Capt. Kirk: "Well what was the problem?"
Dr. McCoy: "Shore leave!"
LOL!
I saw a funny interview with him once and he was asked why was it he was always able to give it a little more after telling the captain "I'm given 'er all she's got!"
He laughed explaining that the secret to being the chief of engineering was the ability to make the captain believe that he was "giving 'er all she's got"..........
In old age he certainly looked a lot better than Chekov and Sulu whose face lifts look absolutely ghastly....
"He called the Enterprise, a garbage scow".