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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 29, 1917. Advises of arrival in France, mentions getting along very nicely with the language, and brief personal regards. One handwritten page on Young Men's Christian Association…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 6, 1917. Discusses passing his RMA tests and his father's visit witnessing the tests. Three handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 15, 1917. Includes reminiscences and discusses personal matters, including sending a custom-made fraternity pin to Carmelite: "I ordered a fraternity pin of Ludy[?] and Taylor. I…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 17, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of book and helmet, discusses personal news, and briefly mentions being the Assistant Officer of the Day. Two handwritten pages on Young Men's…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 20, 1917. Advises that he received orders to report to Garden City, Long Island (New York), briefly discusses personal news. Two handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 23, 1917. Discusses personal and social news, describes going out to a show and dinner and visiting a female cousin, [first name unreadable] Holyoke. Mentions that there are…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 28, 1917. Discusses the arrival of his commission and officially being a first lieutenant. Five handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 6, 1917. Discusses practicing take-off and landings and personal news. Six handwritten pages with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 11, 1917. Discusses personal and social news, arrival of first lieutenant uniform and expectation of coming commission. Six handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 21, 1917. Discusses personal and social news, including attending a play. Describes practicing to pass Reserve Military Aviator (RMA) flying tests and includes a doodle of learning…