[Pilots of 12th Aero Squadron]

Photographic group portrait of Wilbur D. Kennedy (back row, third from right) and other members of the 12th Aero Squadron in front of a building in France, circa 1918. The inscription notes that this is the remaining group of pilots from the original squadron of 42.

Inscription on album page: "Remaining group of original squadron of 42. Three months after Chateau Thierry."

Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a few pieces of ephemera, circa 1917-1919. The photos trace Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service in France during World War I and post-war service in Germany.

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