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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 11, 1918. Includes a clipping taken from the "Paris Herald" about two men from his squadron, Benjamin P. Harwood and Fred L. Luhr, who narrowly escaped a German attack; the clipping…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 17, 1918. Discusses frequent bombings of their area and writes, "I had to take one of our Lieuts over to one of the evacuation hospitals yesterday and I never had the full horror of…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 20, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news. One folded sheet, four handwritten pages.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 23, 1918. Writes "we have had a strenuous time the last few days but not nearly as strenuous as the Bosche. I saw a bunch of wounded Bosche yesterday, all shot in the back, so you see…

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, September 11, 1918. Describes how busy the squadron has been and relates a tale of a friend named Thompson Tommie, an observer in their squadron, being shot down after bringing down two…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 24, 1918. Discusses personal and social news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 19, 1918. Discusses personal and social news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 13, 1918. Describes being in Paris when the Armistice was signed: "Everybody went wild, the streets crowded day and night with thousands of cheering people and the cafes, well my…

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…