Joe Ekins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoe Ekins
British soldier
Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1923
Place of Birth: Yielden, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Feb-2012
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Joe Ekins
- Joe Ekins (15 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) 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 (Tiger tanks numbers 312, 009 & 314). One of his opponents on that day, 8 August 1944 near St.
- Aignan de Cramesnil, France was the German tank commander Michael Wittmann, however whether Ekins fired the round that destroyed Wittmann's Tiger is disputed.
- Ekins died on 1 February 2012.
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