WMcD Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Had I posted this before? I don't find it. - ---- - - -- - Who am I? I was commissioned as a Lieutenant in WWII and was wounded during the invasion of Normandy. I shot two snipers and I received wounds from six bullets at Juno beach. One wound required amputation of the middle finger on my right hand. I later served as a pilot during the war and received many decorations. After the war I became an actor and appeared in many productions including TV and movies. Filming was done so as not to show my right hand and missing finger. You have very likely seen my work. I have passed away. WMcD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 “I’m givin’ her all she’s got Cap’n!” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Very interesting and very well played, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Beam me up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I know Lee Marvin was in ww2, was combat wounded and became an actor - but he was in the pacific theater. I went to high school with his son..... a bit of an *** he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Audie Murphy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Pay attention. The answer is in @geoff.’s first reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2keglide Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 James Doohan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 What famous U.S. pre-WWII child actor was a Glider Pilot for the D-Day Airborne operations and fought as an Infantry Officer after landing...he also flew glider troops many more times in WWII...and ended his acting career with a continuous role in a macabre television comedy series as somebody's uncle...name that hero! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmsummer Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, HDBRbuilder said: What famous U.S. pre-WWII child actor was a Glider Pilot for the D-Day Airborne operations and fought as an Infantry Officer after landing...he also flew glider troops many more times in WWII...and ended his acting career with a continuous role in a macabe television comedy series as somebody's uncle...name that hero! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 24 minutes ago, pmsummer said: AND...he was married to "America's Number-One WWII pin-up girl" ...too!...for a couple of years! And if you think landing a glider on D-Day was rough...just imagine doing it in BURMA!!...numerous times!!...PRIOR TO D-Day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tromprof Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Uncle Fester! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 My final D-Day quiz question: The fIrst General Officer killed on D-day operations was sitting in something inside of something else when it happened...name the two somethings and actual cause of death! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 A jeep in a glider that crashed? ...I think I saw it in the movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 I thought it interesting that James was a member of the Greatest Generation including a decorated war hero. Further, in watching TOS before this finger information got my attention I never had a inkling that it was missing. After the information it is not obvious that it is being hidden. You can read his bio on Wikipedia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Doohan served in the Canadian military and his gunshot wounds around d-day were deemed inflicted from ‘friendly’ fire....... not that it matters much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 It was not very well known that James was Canadian. There was a hint in the question in that Juno Beach was mentioned. The Canadian Army took Juno. Diz gave a hint by adding "eh" which often used by Canadians (and UPers) when a sentence solicits a positive response. Isn't that true of Bob and Doug McKenzie, you hoser, eh? WMcD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 SCTV. They had some great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Ok, true story, we moved to Canada from Ohio when I was in grade three. I remember thinking they all talked so fast up here. Within a week of school starting, one of the girls in my class took the time to explain to me “In Canada we don’t say huh, we say eh.” My dad still says huh. But he stopped griping about the taxes after his “free” open heart surgery. Yup, that’s where the money goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 23 hours ago, geoff. said: A jeep in a glider that crashed? ...I think I saw it in the movie! Correct....cause of death: broken neck. Somebody had the "bright idea" that since a Brigadier General would be aboard...they would add armor underneath the glider at the last minute...the addition of the armor plate caused the glider crash directly due to additional weight being added (IN THE WORST PLACE!!) along with the handling characteristics of the aircraft being changed so much! Upon release, the glider almost immediately did a nose dive, with no way of recovering from the dive! Upon impact the General's neck was snapped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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