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[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918. Includes two newspaper clippings sent to him by his mother: one about Douglas Campbell and one, a poem, "Iowa, First in Everything" by Hattie Belle Burrell; both items have been removed from the envelope and placed in another folder. Discusses receiving a letter from Keith who is fighting the Battle of Paris and having a…

Individual report of instruction [for Sidney Van Wyck Peters, August 30, 1918] (Item)

Report, "Individual report of instruction," Air Service Report Training Section, August 30, 1918. Lists flight training details for Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters at the Third Aviation Instruction Center (Issoudun, France). Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Hiram Bingham. One typed page.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron…

[General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, November 26, 1918] (Item)

General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, American Expeditionary Forces, November 26, 1918. Cites Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters and First Lieutenant Walter R. Lokey for exceptional devotion to duty during long-distance photographic missions over enemy territory.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…

[Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917] (Item)

Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy and others to active service with the Signal Reserve Corps, Aviation Section.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 2, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 2, 1917. Discusses assignment to 12th Aero Squadron, adjusting to life as a lieutenant, including being able to eat at the officer's mess and having sugar with every meal, and various personal and social news. Four handwritten pages.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 19, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 19, 1918. Acknowledges receipt of letter from Carmelite, three months after it was sent. Briefly discusses visit with Keith (friend) and other various personal and social news. Three handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 21, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 21, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news and mentions that he has been almost all over France now. Three handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 14, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 14, 1914 [likely misdated and should be 1918]. Shares an original poem that Wilbur wrote for Carmelite for Valentine's Day. Three handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 6, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 6, 1918. Discusses arrival of delayed mail, taking his men for a ten-mile hike, and various personal news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 16, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 16, 1918. Mentions he is visiting his friend Keith and notes his location as now stationed between Neufchateau (France) and Gondrecourt (-le-Chateau, France). One handwritten page with envelope.