Koons Fires First American Shot on European Soil
Koons, a 23 year old American Rangers recruit from Tawa, opened fire on German snipers after wading ashore at Dieppe. He slept during the Channel crossing and sheltered in a stable before engaging Nazi forces, claiming he killed a German oiler during the attack.
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