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ActorswhoServverdO
nD-Day

D avid N iven: T he
British actor was a
Lt. Colonel of the
British
Commandos. H e
also worked in the
intelligence branch
and was later
assigned to the U .S.
First Infantry.
N iven was one of
the first officers to
land at N ormandy.

A lec Guinness:
T he British actor
operated a British
Royal N avy landing
craft on D-Day.

Rober t
M ontgom ery:
American actor
M ontgomery enlisted
in World War II
before the U nited
States entered the
war.
M ontgomery
became a PT boat Lt.
Commander and was
part of the D-Day
invasion on board the
destroyer, U SS
Barton (DD-722).

Charles D ur ning:
American actor
Durning served in
the U nited States
Army. H e was in
one of the first
waves to land on
O maha Beach
during the D-Day
invasion. Durning
was the only soldier
in his company to
survive

Jam es D oohan:
Canadian actor
Doohan served in
the Canadian Army.
Doohan was in the
Juno Beach invasion
on D-Day. During
the invasion,
Doohan was shot in
the leg, chest and
lost his right middle
finger.