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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…

Notecard from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 21, 1917. Advises of arrival in New York and briefly describes social news. One handwritten note on Hotel McAlpin (New York) notecard.

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.

Honorable discharge issued to Wilbur D. Kennedy, November 29, 1917. Discharges Kennedy by reason of assuming active duty as a reserve officer, Air Signal Corps. Includes enlistment record.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, Thanksgiving [November 29], 1917. Describes being invited to Thanksgiving dinner by Mr. Montgomery, who told his guests that he spent the greater part of yesterday afternoon trying to get…

Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy and others to active service with the Signal Reserve Corps, Aviation Section.