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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 5, 1918. Notes he has been promoted to Flight Commander and advises to get a copy of "Collier's Weekly," dated April 6, 1918, to see an image of the type of plane he is flying.…

Christmas card to Paul R. Stockton from Wilbur D. Kennedy, circa 1918.

Travel documentation for Wilbur D. Kennedy, December 1917. Includes an itemized statement of actual expenses for sea travel, documenting tips paid to various ship staff during travel from Garden City, New York, to Liverpool, England, December 4-25,…

Financial notes written by Wilbur D. Kennedy regarding funds deposited and loans, circa 1918. Handwritten notes on deposits to Cedar Rapids, Iowa banks at home and at the American Express office in Paris; receipts from and loans to fellow officers.

Assorted financial documents belonging to Wilbur D. Kennedy regarding transactions with the American Express Office in Paris, France, October 1918-November 1919.

American Express account book belonging to Wilbur D. Kennedy, circa 1918. Includes notes of several transactions, loose booklet of used check stubs, and a business card with handwritten note on reverse regarding antique purchased on credit in Paris.

Memorandum to Adjutant General, American Expeditionary Forces, from Captain Wilbur D. Kennedy, April 14, 1919. Accepts commission as captain and forwards oath of office. Two typed pages.

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Chief, Technical Section, November 14, 1918. Reports on a number of parachute demonstrations and makes suggestions for parachute types to implement. Three typed pages.

Memorandum to the Chief of Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, from Wilbur D. Kennedy, March 27, 1918. Request for transfer to school at Clermont-Ferrand to learn bombardment work. Includes numerous endorsements. Two typed pages.

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Army Air Service Commander, December 7, 1918. Explains prior orders to Paris were insufficient for mileage reimbursement, requests appropriate orders. Includes several forwarding indorsements,…