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Oblique aerial photograph of Trier, Germany, circa December 1918.Inscription on verso: "Trier, Germany. December 1918."

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…

Newspaper clipping, "Yanks on the Rhine" by Wallgren, from The Stars and Stripes, December 6, 1918. Comic strip of American soldiers comparing life in France and Germany following the end of World War I.

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Army Air Service Commander, December 7, 1918. Explains prior orders to Paris were insufficient for mileage reimbursement, requests appropriate orders. Includes several forwarding indorsements,…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 8, 1918. Discusses being offered three choices: "go into the regular army with the rank I now hold [1st Lieutenant], go into the reserve with an increase of rank or go home and…

Photograph of Wilbur D. Kennedy (left) and an American soldier identified as Follier standing outside the Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliches Palais) in Trier, Germany, December 14, 1918. The Constantine Basilica is visible behind the…

Special Orders No. 350 (extract), General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, December 16, 1918. Asserts that Wilbur D. Kennedy's travel to Paris was approved and necessary.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 21, 1918. Notes he is in Germany and discusses personal and social news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.

Envelope from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, postmarked December 28, 1918. No accompanying letter. "Jan. 30" is handwritten on front.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 29, 1918. Discusses personal and social news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.