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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.

Photograph of Wilbur D. Kennedy in the cockpit of a Fokker D.VII (V.18) biplane (fuselage number 8425/18) parked in a field in France or Germany, circa 1917-1919. Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605)…

Photographic group portrait of members of Squadron #6, including Wilbur D. Kennedy (second row, far left), at the Ohio State School of Military Aeronautics in Columbus, Ohio, August 18, 1917. Inscription on photo: "Malcolm: D. C.; Carpenter: W. H.;…

Honorable discharge certificate issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy, August 14, 1917. Discharges Kennedy from the 2nd Company of the 13th Provisional Training Regiment by reason of expiration of enlistment.

Honorable discharge certificate issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy, July 19, 1919. Discharges Kennedy from duty at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Includes military record, which notes that one Bronze Victory button was issued.

Honorable discharge issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy, November 29, 1917. Discharges Kennedy by reason of assuming active duty as a reserve officer, Air Signal Corps. Includes enlistment record.

Identification card issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy by the American Expeditionary Forces, circa 1910s.

Last Will and Testament of Wilbur D. Kennedy, January 23, 1918. One typed page.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 14, 1919. Advises he is homeward bound, expects to be home in June, and is now a full-fledged captain after a delayed January 27 order finally reached him. Six handwritten pages with…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 19, 1919. Advises he is now in Colombey-les-Belles (France), reviews the logistics of heading home, discusses personal and social news. Five handwritten pages on American Red Cross…