Photograph
Operation Badger Air Force Recruits
| Pvt. Tom Voigt, Ixonia (at right), one of forty-seven "Operation Badger" Air Force recruits sworn in at Madison, shakes hands with his father, Ray Voigt (right), as the air force bus pulls away from the Wisconsin State Capitol steps on its way to Truax Field, and from there to San Antonio, Texas. Also standing beside Mr. Voigt are Mr. and Mrs. Lehmann, Watertown, parents of Tom's fiancé, Carol. |
| Image ID: | 73116 |
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| Creation Date: | 12 06 1951 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Vinje, Arthur M. : Photographs and Negatives* |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6442.4130B |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| One of six images. Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on December 7, 1951. |
| Family |
| Outdoor photography |
| Buses |
| Hats |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Korean War, 1950-1953 |
| Recruiting and enlistment |
| United States. Air Force |
| Men |
| Women |
| Coats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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