James Doohan<\/h3>\n\n\n![\"James](\"http:\/\/static5.businessinsider.de\/image\/5755e3b8dd089527248b4a36-1200\/james-doohan.jpg\")
<\/div>\nActor James Doohan is beloved among Trekkies for his portrayal of chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in “Star Trek.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Years before he donned the\u00a0Starfleet uniform, Doohan joined the Royal Canadian Artillery\u00a0during WWII. During the Normandy invasion, he stormed Juno Beach and took out two snipers before he\u00a0was struck by six bullets from a machine gun, according to website Today I Found Out<\/a>. He lost part of a finger, but the\u00a0silver cigarette case in his pocket stopped a bullet from piercing his heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nDavid Niven<\/h3>\n\n\n![\"David](\"http:\/\/static3.businessinsider.de\/image\/5755e3b8dd089527248b4a37-1200\/david-niven.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAcademy Award-winning British thespian David Niven became a\u00a0lieutenant-colonel of the British Commandos during the Second World War. In the D-Day invasion, he commanded the Phantom Signals Unit, according to the New York Post.<\/a> This unit was responsible for keeping rear commanders informed on enemy positions.<\/p>\nAfter the war, he declined to speak much about his military experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n\nYogi Berra<\/h3>\n\n\n![\"Yogi](\"http:\/\/static4.businessinsider.de\/image\/5755e3b8dd089527248b4a38-1200\/yogi-berra.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFamed baseball catcher Yogi Berra helped to storm Normandy by manning\u00a0a Naval support craft. The vessel\u00a0fired rockets at enemy positions on Omaha Beach.<\/p>\n
The New York Post reports that Seaman Second Class Berra\u00a0manned a machine gun during the battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nMedgar Evers<\/h3>\n\n\n![\"Medgar](\"http:\/\/static3.businessinsider.de\/image\/5755e3b9dd089527248b4a39-1200\/medgar-evers.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn 1963, activist Medgar Evers was assassinated due to his efforts to promote civil rights for African Americans. Decades earlier,\u00a0Evers served in the\u00a0325th Port Company during WWII, eventually rising to the rank of sergeant. This\u00a0segregated unit of black soldiers delivered supplies during the Normandy invasion, according to the NAACP.<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/div>\nActor James Doohan is beloved among Trekkies for his portrayal of chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in “Star Trek.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Years before he donned the\u00a0Starfleet uniform, Doohan joined the Royal Canadian Artillery\u00a0during WWII. During the Normandy invasion, he stormed Juno Beach and took out two snipers before he\u00a0was struck by six bullets from a machine gun, according to website Today I Found Out<\/a>. He lost part of a finger, but the\u00a0silver cigarette case in his pocket stopped a bullet from piercing his heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Academy Award-winning British thespian David Niven became a\u00a0lieutenant-colonel of the British Commandos during the Second World War. In the D-Day invasion, he commanded the Phantom Signals Unit, according to the New York Post.<\/a> This unit was responsible for keeping rear commanders informed on enemy positions.<\/p>\n After the war, he declined to speak much about his military experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Famed baseball catcher Yogi Berra helped to storm Normandy by manning\u00a0a Naval support craft. The vessel\u00a0fired rockets at enemy positions on Omaha Beach.<\/p>\n The New York Post reports that Seaman Second Class Berra\u00a0manned a machine gun during the battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In 1963, activist Medgar Evers was assassinated due to his efforts to promote civil rights for African Americans. Decades earlier,\u00a0Evers served in the\u00a0325th Port Company during WWII, eventually rising to the rank of sergeant. This\u00a0segregated unit of black soldiers delivered supplies during the Normandy invasion, according to the NAACP.<\/a><\/p>\nDavid Niven<\/h3>\n
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