| Places | |
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| Accession Number | JK1032 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1953. CORPORAL LOU TANZARIS, SECURITY GUARD, RECENTLY RETURNED FROM SERVICE WITH ...
Description
IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1953. CORPORAL LOU TANZARIS, SECURITY GUARD, RECENTLY RETURNED FROM SERVICE WITH NO. 77 SQUADRON, RAAF IN KOREA TENDS THE RABBITS WHICH HE BREEDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE DIET IN THE AIRMEN'S MESS AT NO. 91 (COMPOSITE) WING. THE RABBITS ARE DESCENDANTS OF A PAIR OF PET RABBITS LEFT AT IWAKUNI WHEN THE DEPENDANTS OF MEN SERVING AT THE BASE WERE RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE KOREAN WAR.