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[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 18, 1917]
Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 18, 1917. Written at sea. Describe final approach to land, entering danger zone, and requirement of wearing life vests at all times, even during meals. Two handwritten pages, with envelope, written…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 20, 1917]
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 20, 1917. Advises that he received orders to report to Garden City, Long Island (New York), briefly discusses personal news. Two handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian…

[Order No. 127, U.S. War Department, November 21, 1917]
Order No. 127, U.S. War Department, November 21, 1917. Assigns a number of First Lieutenants, Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps, including Marc Lagen, to active duty. Men are ordered to report for transportation to France where they will report…

[Notecard from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 21, 1917]
Notecard from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 21, 1917. Advises of arrival in New York and briefly describes social news. One handwritten note on Hotel McAlpin (New York) notecard.

[Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 22, 1917]
Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 22, 1917. Notification of his arrival in Europe.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 23, 1917]
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 23, 1917. Discusses personal and social news, describes going out to a show and dinner and visiting a female cousin, [first name unreadable] Holyoke. Mentions that there are…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 28, 1917]
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 28, 1917. Discusses the arrival of his commission and officially being a first lieutenant. Five handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 29, 1917]
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, Thanksgiving [November 29], 1917. Describes being invited to Thanksgiving dinner by Mr. Montgomery, who told his guests that he spent the greater part of yesterday afternoon trying to get…

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

[Special Orders No. 279 (extract), U.S. War Department, November 30, 1917]
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.
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