| 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 | |||||||
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| 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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| 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