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Special Orders No. 244 (extract), U.S. War Department, October 18, 1918. Transfers large list of officers from the Division of Military Aeronautics to the U.S. Army Air Service, including Wilbur D. Kennedy. 76 typed pages.

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

Special Orders No. 7 (extract), Headquarter Air Service, Army Group, American Expeditionary Forces, November 4, 1918. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy to Paris to participate in board of officers conducting parachute experiments. One typed page, two copies.

Registration Coupon / Coupon d'Enregistrement d'Arrivee for officers staying in Paris, France, November 6, 1918. Includes handwritten notes on verso.

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…

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Chief, Technical Section, November 14, 1918. Reports on a number of parachute demonstrations and makes suggestions for parachute types to implement. Three typed pages.

Ticket for the 12th Aero Squadron's Christmas dinner, December 1918.

Menu for the 12th Aero Squadron's Christmas dinner, December 1918. Inscription on verso lists servicemen and their squadrons.

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…

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,…