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From Yogi Berra to Star Trek's Scotty, here are some celebrities who saw action on D-Day

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James Duhan , Star Trek original and iconic Scotty, joined the Canadian Army in 1938 and saw action fighting for the Allies in World War Two .

Yogi Berra , David Niven , David Barrow and James Derning were among the celebrities who saw action on D-Day .

JD Salinger was a member of the Army 's Counterintelligence Corps .

Bobby Jones is the only player to ever achieve golf's mythical Grand Slam , winning all four major golf tournaments in a single year .

General Theodore Ted Roosevelt Junior was the highest ranking military figure to participate in the initial landings, and his bravery earned him widespread accolades.

Richard Todd was a paratrooper in the British Army's 7th Parachute Battalion .

He was one of the first troops to land behind enemy lines during D-Day .

He helped the British secure the Pegasus and Ranville bridges.

In 2004 he traveled back to the Normandy battlefield and found the spot where he landed.

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