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US Army Ranger Sergeant Franklin Koons shaking hands with British Vice Admiral Louis Mountbatten immediately following being presented with Great Britain’s Military Medal at Casablanca, French Morocco, 18 Jan 1943

Caption   US Army Ranger Sergeant Franklin Koons shaking hands with British Vice Admiral Louis Mountbatten immediately following being presented with Great Britain’s Military Medal at Casablanca, French Morocco, 18 Jan 1943 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps
Identification Code   Library of Congress 2007676212
More on...   
Attack on Dieppe   Main article  Photos  
Louis Mountbatten   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 18 Jan 1943
Photos at Same Place Casablanca, French Morocco
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Jan 2006

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Sep 2015 05:09:52 PM

The medal was awarded for Sgt Koons’ courageous actions as one of 50 US Rangers who participated in the Attack on Dieppe, France in Aug 1942

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WW2-Era Place Name Casablanca, French Morocco
Lat/Long 33.5569, -7.6606
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