In this photograph, we have an unidentified soldier getting “bunny ears” from a French woman. Judging by her attire and the attire of the woman sitting down, it may be safe to say that this was taken at a brothel. Coincidentally, both the soldier and the woman sitting have wedding rings on. Although this image has no caption in the Warbook, it is signed by Dale Rooks and was probably taken in early September, 1944 while the USS Duane was in Southern France.
About John Baker’s Warbook
The Warbook is a collection of approximately 150 original photographs taken during World War II revolving around the travels of Coast Guard cutter USS Duane. This book was compiled by my grandfather John Baker, who is the subject of many photos. Each image and caption from the book will be sequentially posted on this blog, along with other historical research when possible.
-Adam Michael Baker Randazzo
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Valuable info. Lucky me I found your site by accident, I bookmarked it.
What a great resource!
Glad you are enjoying it =)
I’ve recently started a blog, the information you provide on this site has helped me tremendously. Thank you for all of your time & work.
“An Officer and A Gentleman”. This guy is a lieutenant…you can see the butter bar on his collar.
Thanks for pointing that out Don.. Looks like he is having some nice R&R. =)