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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
Ekins may refer to:
- People
- Bud Ekins (1930-2007), American stuntman
- Charles Ekins (1768-1855), Royal Navy officer
- Dave Ekins (b. 1932), American off-road racer
- George Ekins (1871-?), English footballer
- Jeffery Ekins (d. 1791), English clergyman
- Joe Ekins (b. 1924), British army soldier
- Paul Ekins (b. 1950), British academic and economist
- Ships