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Order No. 219 (extract), U.S. War Department, September 18, 1918. Orders a number of men, including Floyd W. Shepard, to the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey for transportation to France. Also includes separate confidential, detailed…

Special Orders No. 244 (extract), U.S. War Department, October 18, 1918. Transfers large list of officers from the Division of Military Aeronautics to the U.S. Army Air Service, including Wilbur D. Kennedy. 76 typed pages.

Partial letter from the Adjutant General's Office, U.S. War Department, to Mrs. Drew, November 21, 1918. Advises against sending any mail as prisoners of war are to be released following the armistice; explains how mail should be addressed in the…

War Department envelope, circa 1918-1919.

Booklet, "A.E.F. - The World's Watching You," published by the U.S. War Department, circa 1918-1919. Contains information on venereal disease (primarily syphilis).

Notecard from the Adjutant General's Office, circa 1919. States that "the inclosed [sic] certificate is issued by Direction of the President, who wishes to express his deep and sincere sympathy." No other documents accompany this item.

Letter from First Lieutenant F. G. Haubitzer, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, to Mrs. Drew, February 8, 1919. Encloses checks for pay from October through December 1918 related to her son's (Charles W. Drew) service. One typed page.

Letter to Mrs. F. W. Wehner from the U.S. War Department, March 5, 1919. Notes enclosure of death certificate for Joseph Wehner. Two typed pages.

Letter to Marc Lagen from Major T. W. Wrenn, U.S. War Department, May 2, 1919. Sends application forms for Reserve Corps (application not included). One typed page.

Special Orders No. 116-P (extract), U.S. War Department, May 17, 1919. Confirms emergency appointments of officers, including Wilbur D. Kennedy's appointment as captain. One typed page.