Today I Found Out

"Scotty" on Star Trek Was Shot Six Times on D-Day (2015x22)

Air date: Jun 08, 2015

→Subscribe for new videos every day! http://bit.ly/todayifoundoutsubscribe →Why Do Superhero“”, was shot six times during WWII. How did this happen? After leading his men through a mine field on Juno beach and personally taking out two German snipers in the process, Doohan took four rounds in one of his legs; one in his hand, which ultimately resulted in him losing his middle finger; and one in his chest. The shot to the chest likely would have been fatal except that he had a silver cigarette case there that deflected the bullet. He would later give up smoking, but at least he could say that being a smoker actually saved his life. Want the text version? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/11/the-actor-who-played-scotty-on-star-trek-was-shot-six-times-on-d-day/ Resources/Further Reading: http://www.pamelashanteau.com/category/Star-Trek-Star-Wars-Collectables-7 http://www.startrek.com/database_article/doohanhttp://www.startrek.com/database_article/doohan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001150/bio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doohan Image Credits (Thank you) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Doohan_Actor.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Infantryman_in_1942_with_M1_Garand,_Fort_Knox,_KY.jpg http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Frankie-at-Liberation1.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NormandySupply_edit.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Republic_P-47N_Thunderbolt_in_flight.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Doohan_Scotty_Star_Trek.JPG http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02225/James-Doohan_2225989b.jpg