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[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 22, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 22, 1919. Discusses recent visit to the Riviera (France), Monte Carlo (Monaco), Mintone [possibly misspelling of Menton, Italy], and Nice (France). Also discusses his duties, which include inspections, supplies, or testing planes, the recent accidental death of commanding officer Major Anderson, and personal news. Twelve…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 7, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 7, 1919. Discusses social life in Koblenz (Germany): "Get up at 8am have a wonderful breakfast then go to the field until noon. After lunch get a good cigar and the paper in a quiet corner of the club until about 3 o'clock then a stroll to the stables for a horse, a brisk canter through the park and then home in time to get fixed…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 3, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 3, 1919. Mentions he is now Air Service Commander, Fourth Army Corps and has one squadron, one balloon company, and two photo sections to look after. Briefly discusses personal news, including an illness. Eight handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 12, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 12, 1919. Discusses social and personal news. There is a cutout of a newspaper clipping glued to one page, "Buttermilk is Popular Drink in Cedar Rapids," and Wilbur's note above, "Just look what our old home town is coming to, who would have thought it?" Four handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 14, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 14, 1919. Advises he is homeward bound, expects to be home in June, and is now a full-fledged captain after a delayed January 27 order finally reached him. Six handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 19, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 19, 1919. Advises he is now in Colombey-les-Belles (France), reviews the logistics of heading home, discusses personal and social news. Five handwritten pages on American Red Cross stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 31, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 31, 1919. Advises that he expects to be home sometime in July, discusses personal and social news. Eight handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 6, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 6, 1919. Discusses social and personal news. Eight handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 24, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 24, [1919]. Discusses personal and social news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, January 10, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, January 10, 1919. Explains that the 135th Squadron will be returning to U.S. soon but he will transfer to stay in the country for a while longer; describes the ruins and trenches at the front and witnessing a German observation plane shot down the day before the Armistice; mentions there is plenty of pretty French…