Joe Ekins
Military Person
1923 – 2012
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Who was Joe Ekins?
Joe Ekins was a World War II British Army veteran. He gained recognition for his action as a tank gunner in France in which he destroyed four tanks in a day, including three Tigers. One of his opponents on that day, 8 August 1944 near St. Aignan de Cramesnil, France may have been the German tank commander, Michael Wittmann, the 4th top scoring tank ace in history, However, in recent years it has been claimed that Sherman Fireflies from the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment were the actual killers of Wittmann. Ekins died on 1 February 2012.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1923
Yielden - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Feb 1, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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