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[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 24, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 24, 1918. Describes personal feelings, advises that “I am leaving my present camp any day and commence working over the lines. You know what that means. I am fully prepared and all ready for it..." Two folded sheets, eight handwritten pages, with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 8, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 8, 1918. States that he now has his own plane, discusses a pretty bad spill and encloses a sliver from his plane's propeller. Two folded sheets, seven handwritten pages, with envelope and enclosure: 1 1/4-inch long propeller sliver with the word "casse" (French for "broken") written on it.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 11, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 11, 1918. Describes his camp and how the Red Cross has set up a club, talks about grooming his plane and machine gun, and describes their camp as having the finest mess in the front. "Just think, real linen tablecloths, napkins, china dishes, and all silver service." Six handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, circa March or April, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, circa March or April, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news and notes that though he cannot speak of certain things in these letters, he has been keeping a diary to share with her once home again. Three handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 13, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 13, 1918. Describes being in Paris when the Armistice was signed: "Everybody went wild, the streets crowded day and night with thousands of cheering people and the cafes, well my head feels like an old oaken bucket yet. For two days no one thought of ever going home, no sleep, no eating or anything, just raising Cain all the…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 5, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 5, 1918. Notes he has been promoted to Flight Commander and advises to get a copy of "Collier's Weekly," dated April 6, 1918, to see an image of the type of plane he is flying. Includes two clippings taken from unknown publications; one includes a joke and one includes two limericks. Both items have been removed from the envelope…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 11, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 11, 1918. Describes how busy the squadron has been and relates a tale of a friend named Thompson Tommie, an observer in their squadron, being shot down after bringing down two Bosch Chasse planes before the third one could get him and his pilot was shot through the back with an explosive bullet and died soon after they landed.…