| Place | Asia: Korea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.132 |
| Collection number | PR85/175 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 24 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
United States Army |
| Date made | 1953 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Papers relating to the service of Ronald David Guthrie, 1953
Description
Collection relating to the Korean War service of O22139 Flying Officer Ronald David Guthrie, 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Korea, 1953.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains official documents relating to the repatriation of Flying Officer (FO) Guthrie, a prisoner of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in North Korea. FO Guthrie was declared a casualty and reclassified as a prisoner of war (POW) on 29 August 1951. He was released at Panmunjon on 1 September 1953. Collection includes two booklets: "What has happened since 1950", a timeline of political, social, and sporting events from 1950-1953; and "Eighth [United States] Army welcomes home United Nations personnel".
Collection also includes a paper entitled "Information for Returnees" that outlines processing requirements for personnel returning from POW camps in North Korea, as well as a pictorial map depicting the processing facilities and their location.