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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 23, 1918. Writes "we have had a strenuous time the last few days but not nearly as strenuous as the Bosche. I saw a bunch of wounded Bosche yesterday, all shot in the back, so you see…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 11, 1918. Describes how busy the squadron has been and relates a tale of a friend named Thompson Tommie, an observer in their squadron, being shot down after bringing down two…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 24, 1918. Discusses personal and social news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.

Envelope from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, postmarked December 28, 1918. No accompanying letter. "Jan. 30" is handwritten on front.

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…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 8, 1918. Discusses being offered three choices: "go into the regular army with the rank I now hold [1st Lieutenant], go into the reserve with an increase of rank or go home and…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 21, 1918. Notes he is in Germany and discusses personal and social news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 29, 1918. Discusses personal and social news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.

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…

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