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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 30, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of handmade sweater, describes leisure activities of self and squadron members on a Sunday (gambling, reading, relaxing), mentions feeling lonesome…

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, July 4, 1917. Briefly talks about the ground school Wilbur is attending at Ohio State University in Columbus (Ohio); rest is personal news. Three handwritten pages on Hotel Deshler…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 26, [1917]. Acknowledges receipt of "snaps" [photographs] and discusses personal news. Two handwritten pages.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 2, 1917. Mentions he will be solo flying in a week, meeting Cornelius Van Vliet, Albert Lindquist, and Alma Beck (classical musician/singers of the 1910-1920s), and various…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 16, 1917. Describes leisure activities when not training, discusses personal and social news. Nine handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 2, 1917. Discusses assignment to 12th Aero Squadron, adjusting to life as a lieutenant, including being able to eat at the officer's mess and having sugar with every meal, and…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 3, 1917. Advises that he received orders tonight to pack up all things and be ready to go at a moment's notice. "I don't know where I am going but I am on the way." Mentions…