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Special Orders No. 22 (extract), Headquarter Corps Air Service, Observation Group, Fourth Army Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, March 1, 1919. Appoints Wilbur D. Kennedy as Corps Air Service Commander during absence of Lieutenant Robert C.…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 3, 1919. Mentions he is now Air Service Commander, Fourth Army Corps and has one squadron, one balloon company, and two photo sections to look after. Briefly discusses personal news,…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 6, 1919. Discusses social and personal news. Eight handwritten pages with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 12, 1919. Discusses social and personal news. There is a cutout of a newspaper clipping glued to one page, "Buttermilk is Popular Drink in Cedar Rapids," and Wilbur's note above,…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 24, [1919]. Discusses personal and social news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.

Clipping, "Flags made by women of France are presented to America's aviators in thrilling Paris ceremony," from Stars and Stripes, March 28, 1919. Partial article on reverse: "Anxious friends inquire after boys in the A.E.F."

Clipping, "So this is Paris!," from Stars and Stripes, March 28, 1919. Features a comic depicting a busy city street in Paris. Partial articles on reverse: "Franc buys most amid snowy peaks on edge of Spain," "How Boche guns were spotted by range…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 31, 1919. Advises that he expects to be home sometime in July, discusses personal and social news. Eight handwritten pages with envelope.

Appointment certificate issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy, April 9, 1919. Appoints Kennedy as a captain of the U.S. Army Air Service.

Special Orders No. 99, General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, April 9, 1919. Appoints Wilbur D. Kennedy temporarily as captain. Two copies: one extract of orders handwritten on reverse of sheet from musical performance program; one…