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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.…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Jacques M. Swaab is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Service during World War I. In part two, Swaab continues to describe his wartime experiences with the 22nd Pursuit…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Jacques M. Swaab is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Service during World War I. In part one, Swaab describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his…

Special Orders No. 18 (extract), Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces, January 18, 1918. Assigns Wilbur D. Kennedy and others to duty with the Chief of Air Service. One typed page.

Special Orders No. 74 (extract), Headquarters Base Section No. 4, American Expeditionary Forces, December 30, 1917. Orders the 12th Aero Squadron to proceed to St. Maixent, France. One typed page.

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.

Special Order No. 54, Headquarters, Signal Corps Concentration Depot (Garden City, New York), December 1, 1917. Assigns officers to squadrons, with Wilbur D. Kennedy assigned to 12th Squadron. One typed page, three copies.

Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy and others to active service with the Signal Reserve Corps, Aviation Section.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 27, [1918]. Describes how busy it has been: "These are days full of action...You just get to bed when a bunch of Bosche come over with the intention of blowing everything off the face…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 18, 1918. Discusses having charge of squadron's transportation needs in addition to his flying duties and various personal and social news. One folded sheet, four handwritten pages.