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Photograph of American prisoners of war being escorted by German soldiers down a dirt road in Germany, April 20, 1918. Some prisoners do not have shoes and are walking in socks or with bags wrapped around their feet. A sign by the road reads:…

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…

Photograph of Wilbur D. Kennedy in a United States Army uniform and flight gear, standing in front of a Dorand Type A.R.2 A2 biplane at an airfield in France, May 1918. The plane is painted in camouflage. Inscription on album page: "May 1918. Just…

Booklet, "Silhouettes d'Avions: Allies et Ennemis," May 1918. Illustrated guide to Allied and enemy aircraft, written in French. Wilbur D. Kennedy's name, rank, and squadron are written on front cover.

Photograph of unidentified soldiers, women, and children standing by the graves of William Key Bond Emerson, Jr. and Cyril Matthew Angell, members of the 12th Aero Squadron, near Toul, France, circa May 1918. Large floral arrangements have been…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 4, 1918. Describes various personal and social news as well as how busy life is on the front. Includes enclosed letter from Harold (classmate from ground school) to Kennedy, who…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 8, 1918. States that he now has his own plane, discusses a pretty bad spill and encloses a sliver from his plane's propeller. Two folded sheets, seven handwritten pages, with envelope…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 11, 1918. Describes his camp and how the Red Cross has set up a club, talks about grooming his plane and machine gun, and describes their camp as having the finest mess in the front.…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 13, 1918. Discusses how comfortable camp life is, notes that a couple of the boys were recently honored by visiting notables and awarded the French Croix de Guerre. Two folded sheets,…