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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 9, [1918]. Notes that he included a clipping sent to him from his mother and that the two men who fatally crashed in the Toul (France) region were the first losses of their squadron.…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 15, [1918]. Notes change of location within France and that he is sending a small Croix de Guerre and ribbon that one of the mechanics made out of pieces of a Bosche shell. "The ribbon…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 18, 1918. Discusses having charge of squadron's transportation needs in addition to his flying duties and various personal and social news. One folded sheet, four handwritten pages.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 27, [1918]. Describes how busy it has been: "These are days full of action...You just get to bed when a bunch of Bosche come over with the intention of blowing everything off the face…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 9, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news, recommends finding a copy of the June 14 or July 14 "New York Times" illustrated section to see a picture of the entire squadron…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 3, [1918]. Mentions they have changed locations again ("just a little ways from Paris") and various personal and social news. One folded sheet, four handwritten pages.

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.