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Youngster proposes junior air force to General Vandenberg
Ivan Welch a 14 year old from Elkhart writes to Air Force chief of staff General Hoyt S. Vandenberg proposing a junior air force. He outlines a daily schedule with 15 minute study blocks and a weekly pay of five dollars, plus strict camp rules and a midnight curfew, seeking official action. The letter notes a detailed blueprint and drawings enclosed. A note mentions the response from the general declining to act but praising the boy as a future asset to the USAF.
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