Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 1918. Discusses various social and personal news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 20, 1918. Mentions that in a month he will be wearing a gold stripe on right arm for six months in the zone of advance and that he sustained a minor injury. Discusses seeing telephone…
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 24, 1918. Describes personal feelings, advises that “I am leaving my present camp any day and commence working over the lines. You know what that means. I am fully prepared and all…
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 12, 1917. Discusses military training, passing of exams so far, mentions that two men were dishonorably discharged for cheating on exams, the possibility of being sent to France, and…
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 18, 1917. Discusses successful completion of all exams and various personal news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 21, 1917. Discusses arrival in Dayton (Ohio), Wright Field, describes the facility and start of flight training, mentions he will be learning to fly in a Curtiss OX, and various…
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 9, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news, recommends finding a copy of the June 14 or July 14 "New York Times" illustrated section to see a picture of the entire squadron…
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, circa March or April, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news and notes that though he cannot speak of certain things in these letters, he has been keeping a diary to share with…
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 1, 1918. Mentions that the squadron is moving to Treves (Trier, Germany) and that he spends time doing patrols and sight-seeing. Notes that there is a possibility that "when we…