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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 7, [1918]. Advises they are moving all the time now and sends personal regards. On the back of each sheet are notes relevant to his duties. Two handwritten pages.

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, 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.

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 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…

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…