Little known sci-fi fact: James Doohan was shot 6 times on D-Day

"As a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Artillery, a young Doohan joined his Canuck compatriots for the assault on Juno Beach—navigating a minefield and taking out a pair of German sniper nests in the process. Before his time in France was over, Doohan would take four bullets in the leg, one in the hand—which would result in him losing his middle finger—and another in the chest, which would've killed him if not for the silver cigarette case in his pocket, which deflected the round."

http://blastr.com/2010/11/little-known-sci-fi-fact.php