Browse Items (201 total)

Photograph of serviceman Wilbur D. Kennedy, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Kennedy."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Clipping, "Mail badly tangled: Kennedy only drew a Saturday Evening Post," from an unidentified publication, circa July 1918. Reports that Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kennedy had not received any mail from their son, Wilbur, in a month and then received seven…

"La Pochette-Souvenir de Nancy," circa 1918. Contains 11 souvenir postcards, captioned with notes written by Wilbur D. Kennedy.

Registration certificate issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy, June 5, 1917. Certifies Kennedy's service registration in Iowa.

Certificate verifying Wilbur D. Kennedy's promotion to First Lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, United States Army, November 20, 1917.

Circular Letter No. 1, compiled by Captain Burdette Wright, U.S. Army Air Service, circa 1920. Contains information about past members of the 12th Aero Squadron, including current employment, address, and doings, and an update of events since…

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.

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.

Special Orders No. 279 (extract), U.S. War Department, November 30, 1917. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy and others to active duty and to report to commanding officer at Garden City, New York. One typed page.

Letter to Wilbur D. Kennedy from the U.S. Veterans Bureau, January 1, 1925. Forwards Kennedy's Adjusted Service Certificate and additional pay, with accompanying registered mail receipt slip.