JK1032
Photograph JK1032 Korean War, 1950-1953IWAKUNI, 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
JK1031 Accession Number: JK1031
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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.
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JK1031
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