| 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 | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | ||||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | Library of Congress 2007676212 | ||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 18 Jan 1943 | ||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Casablanca, French Morocco | ||||||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | ||||||
| Added Date | Â | 1 Jan 2006 | ||||||
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| Licensing | Â | 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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| WW2-Era Place Name | Casablanca, French Morocco |
| Lat/Long | 33.5569, -7.6606 |
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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