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James Doohan became famous as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on Star Trek, but before he did that he was a Canadian war hero who stormed Juno Beach on D-Day. His portrayal of Scotty also helped influence many people to become engineers.
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*sources*
Juno Beach Centre: https://www.junobeach.org/canada-in-wwii/articles/james-doohan/
Star Trek: https://www.startrek.com/en-ca/news/memorial-day-james-doohan-world-war-two
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001150/
Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-doohan
Beam Me Up, Scotty by James Doohan
Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/James_Doohan
Valour Canada: https://valourcanada.ca/military-history-library/star-treks-scotty-on-d-day/
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