# Soldier, Actor, Engineer: James Doohan

An episode of [Canadian History Ehx](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437838013), 26 May 2026, 39 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU6164888494.mp3

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. ORDER MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/canadas-main-street/ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://canadaehx.com/shop/ Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X *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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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