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[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.

Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918 [Pocket diary by John Hess Shuman] (Item)

Pocket diary, "Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918" by John Hess Shuman, 1918-1919. Contains daily handwritten notes from August 30 to December 28, 1918. The narrative begins while Shuman is in transit to France and traces his experience on board ship to various quarantine and rest camps in south England and France, to his station near Latracey, France, then to Remorantin. He…

[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…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, December 19, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, December 19, 1918. Describes movement from England in June to Issoudon, France in July and arrival at front in time for St. Mihiel; notes minimal activities since Armistice, plans to get souvenirs in town; says he is done with European women and to, "give me the good old American gal ever [sic] time." Two folded sheets, seven…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, January 16, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, January 16, [1919]. Acknowledges receipt of letters and discusses family news; explains that he will stay in Europe for a while longer and try to visit Germany. Three handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.Based on the topics discussed in the letter, the year is likely 1919,…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, December 1, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, December 1, 1917. Describes his arrival in New York, notes 100,000 soldiers currently on Long Island. One folded sheet, two handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, November 2, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, November 2, 1919. Discusses family news, mentions he will not be out of the service next month. Three handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.