As they made their way to higher ground, Doohan managed to take out two German snipers – his first kills of the war.īy noon, they had secured their positions. Despite the anti-tank mines beneath their feet, none went off, as the men were not heavy enough to activate them. After two hours, they had swept aside most of the Germans on their stretch of the beach.ĭoohan led his men across the sands and got lucky. Fortunately for them, the HMS Ajax had bombed Juno earlier, doing more damage to the coastal defenses than the planes had. The first Canadians reached Juno Beach at 7:35 AM and were cut down. As the meme states, Doohan successfully led his men across the beach littered with anti-tank mines, and also managed to take out two German snipers: However, this meme doesn't identify the likely source of these gunshots: A nervous Canadian sentry.ĭoohan was a commissioned lieutenant with the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and was tasked with invading an area of Normandy code-named Juno Beach. It's also true that one of these bullets was stopped by a cigarette case in his pocket. He did suffer several gunshot wounds during the invasion, which ultimately resulted in the loss of his middle finger. The story presented in this meme is largely accurate. Doohan was one of some 14,000 Canadian soldiers who landed in Normandy, France, in June 1944 during World War II.

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