50ish old curmudgeon. Southron born and raised.

Did You know - James Doohan was shot 6 times and lost a finger during the D-Day landings? Desperate to hide this fact, he performed his duties on the Star Ship Enterprise with his hand concealed or was 'hand doubled' by a fellow actor. For other appearances, he wore a flesh-coloured glove with a fake digit to reassure fans the star ship was in safe hands.

Eagle-eyed Trekkies have spotted Doohan's missing finger in less composed shots, including the 1967 'Cats Paw' episode and 1967's 'The Trouble with Tribbles'.

Doohan's D-Day Experiences:

Landing on Juno Beach:

Doohan and his unit landed on Juno Beach on D-Day, facing initial resistance from German forces.

Leading his men:

He led his men through a minefield and into a defensive position.

Wounded on D-Day:

Later that evening, Doohan was shot six times by a nervous Canadian sentry who mistook him for the enemy.

Survived the attack:

One bullet was stopped by his cigarette case, and his right middle finger had to be amputated.

Pilot and Observation Officer:

Doohan was also a pilot and Artillery Forward Observation Officer (FOO) and later trained to fly aircraft.

On June 5, 1944, over 18,000 men of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions along with the British 6th Airborne Division, climbed aboard 2,395 aircraft and 867 gliders to fly to their designated drop zones in Normandy, France.