Thursday, June 05, 2014

10 Things You Didn't Know About The D-Day landings

"10 things you didn't know about the D-Day landings".

For instance:
Lieutenant James Doohan of the Winnipeg Rifles was shot in the hand and chest on D-Day. A silver cigarette case stopped the bullet to the chest, but the shot to his hand caused him to lose a finger. Doohan later became known to generations of TV viewers as the actor who played Scottie in Star Trek. While on camera, he always tried to hide his injured hand.