All,
Does anyone have any information on this man. I've read that he was with the Rangers at Dieppe and was awarded the British Military Medal. Did he receive any American decorations? Where ese did he serve. Thanks in advance.
John
Corp. Frank Koons
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Re: Corp. Frank Koons
Corporal Franklin M "Zip" Koons (born 24 January 1919, Swea City, Iowa; died October 6 2006, Fairmont Minnesota).
After his service with the #4th British Commando Group at Dieppe, Koons returned to his unit, Company D of the First Ranger Battalion and saw service in North Africa and Italy. He returned to the United States in November 1943 and was married. He returned to active operations in Western Europe in January 1945, and served there until the German surrender.
Frank was awarded the following medals and awards for his service in the Army during WW II: the British Military Medal by King George VI of the United Kingdom; the Silver Star by General George S. Patton Jr; Bronze Star Medal by the Secretary of the Army; Canadian Dieppe Medal by the Dieppe Veterans and Prisoners of War Association; Letter of Commendation by Lt. Col Elmer P. Lindhart and direct commission to 2nd Lieutenant by Col. William O. Darby. He moved through the ranks from Private to 1st Sergeant, finishing his Army duty as a 1st Lieutenant.
After his service with the #4th British Commando Group at Dieppe, Koons returned to his unit, Company D of the First Ranger Battalion and saw service in North Africa and Italy. He returned to the United States in November 1943 and was married. He returned to active operations in Western Europe in January 1945, and served there until the German surrender.
Frank was awarded the following medals and awards for his service in the Army during WW II: the British Military Medal by King George VI of the United Kingdom; the Silver Star by General George S. Patton Jr; Bronze Star Medal by the Secretary of the Army; Canadian Dieppe Medal by the Dieppe Veterans and Prisoners of War Association; Letter of Commendation by Lt. Col Elmer P. Lindhart and direct commission to 2nd Lieutenant by Col. William O. Darby. He moved through the ranks from Private to 1st Sergeant, finishing his Army duty as a 1st Lieutenant.
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