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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 3, 1917. Advises that he received orders tonight to pack up all things and be ready to go at a moment's notice. "I don't know where I am going but I am on the way." Mentions sending a piece of his officer hat cord to her, as well as making an arrangement to have his insignia sent to her if anything happens to me. Includes…
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, January 17, 1917 [likely misdated and should be 1918]. Discusses moving to a new location in France, described as "quite a jump and now I am at last at the front of the advance." A small area has been carefully removed from letter by Wilbur, who notes he had written something he should not have shared. Two handwritten pages with…
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. 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, 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. 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. 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.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 4, 1918. Discusses shopping trip in town, use of French language to get by, a visit to the YMCA, and personal regards. Two handwritten pages with envelope.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 3, 1918. Discusses change of location, receiving a letter from his mother, and other various personal and social news. Two handwritten pages with envelope.