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Wilbur D. Kennedy World War I Collection

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The Wilbur D. Kennedy World War I Collection contains materials dating from 1911-1944 primarily related to the World War I career of Wilbur D. Kennedy, a reconnaissance pilot for the 12th Aero Squadron (American Expeditionary Force). The collection includes a diary of Kennedy's preceding his time in the military; extensive personal correspondence, primarily letters to Carmelite Kennedy; identification cards; military service papers, orders and memos; financial materials; assorted ephemera, such as pamphlets and souvenirs received while in service, as well as postcards and clippings; Veteran's Administration papers; sixty-seven (67) loose photographs including aerial views, people and scenes in Germany; and oversized materials including a certificate, several issues of The Stars and Stripes newspaper, and photograph album. The large photograph album with six hundred five (605) images traces his time from training in Minnesota and Ohio to service abroad along the French-German border and includes significant views of aircraft, artillery, and wartime scenes.

Please note the photograph album contains some graphic images of wartime casualties.

Datecirca 1911-1944 (inclusive)1911-1925CreatorKennedy, Wilbur D., 1893-1943Resource RecordGuide to the Kennedy (Wilbur D.) World War I CollectionLanguageEnglishFrenchRights HolderThe Museum of Flight ArchivesRightsPermission to publish material from the Wilbur D. Kennedy World War I Collection must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.Bibliographic CitationThe Wilbur D. Kennedy World War I Collection/The Museum of FlightAccess StatusThis collection has been digitized in its entirety.

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[Stone bridge over Moselle River]

[Trier Amphitheater]

[Porta Nigra]

[Buildings and surrounding countryside]

[Imperial Baths]

[Trier Amphitheater]

[Interior of Trier Cathedral]

[Trier Cathedral]

[Squadron #6 with propeller blade]

[Servicemen relaxing around heater]

[Servicemen and servicewoman at Fort Alexander]

[Officers of IV Corps Liaison School]

[Servicemen at IV Corps Liaison School]

[Brigadier General William E. Mitchell and other servicemen]

[Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell decorating serviceman]

[Lewis H. Brereton receiving decoration from Brigadier General Mitchell]

[Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell decorating serviceman]

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Yanks on the Rhine [clipping]

[Certificate of promotion for Wilbur D. Kennedy]

[Advertisement for Alpinist's Lantern]

[Bread tickets]

[Battery fire signal chart]

Mitchell fought valiantly for a unified air service [clipping]

[Letter to Carmelite Kennedy from the Veterans Administration]

[Letter to Carmelite Kennedy from Veterans Administration]

[Two clippings glued to sheet of paper]

Flyer known by local men brings down two Boches [clipping]

Aviation students of Company B at Wright Field [clipping]

Iowa, first in everything [clipping]

Flags made by women of France are presented to America's aviators in thrilling Paris ceremony [clipping]

So this is Paris! [clipping]

American airplane falls from clouds in France [clipping]

Mail badly tangled: Kennedy only drew a Saturday Evening Post [clipping]

Amex fliers safe after weathering shower of shot [clipping]

Manual of interior guard duty, U.S. Army

Silhouettes d'Avions: Allies et Ennemis

Infantry drill regulations: United States Army

The Star-Spangled Banner [lyrics]

[Program for religious service for American Army of Occupation]

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[Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album]

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[Third Army uniform patch]

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