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[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 9, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 9, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news, recommends finding a copy of the June 14 or July 14 "New York Times" illustrated section to see a picture of the entire squadron and advises he is third from left. Notes will be moving tomorrow if they get all the dead Bosche on our new field buried. "Been waiting on the funeral…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 23, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 23, 1918. Writes "we have had a strenuous time the last few days but not nearly as strenuous as the Bosche. I saw a bunch of wounded Bosche yesterday, all shot in the back, so you see which direction they were going." Notes the Germans will soon be over the Rhine and that he is currently "as close to Paris as I was to Nancy." One…

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

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 11, 1918. Includes a clipping taken from the "Paris Herald" about two men from his squadron, Benjamin P. Harwood and Fred L. Luhr, who narrowly escaped a German attack; the clipping has been removed from the envelope and placed in another folder. Briefly discusses social and personal news. One folded sheet, four handwritten pages.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 30, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, September 30, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of handmade sweater, describes leisure activities of self and squadron members on a Sunday (gambling, reading, relaxing), mentions feeling lonesome and having the army blues, and various personal and social news. Eleven handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 29, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, Thanksgiving [November 29], 1917. Describes being invited to Thanksgiving dinner by Mr. Montgomery, who told his guests that he spent the greater part of yesterday afternoon trying to get enough sugar for the dinner. Expresses appreciation for the people of New York who entertained soldiers in their home for Thanksgiving, closes with…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 21, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 21, 1917. Discusses personal and social news, including attending a play. Describes practicing to pass Reserve Military Aviator (RMA) flying tests and includes a doodle of learning how to spiral down in a plane. Eight handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 2, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 2, 1918. Notes arrival in a small unidentified town in France, describes lodgings and culinary style, advises that he will be numbering letters from now on to help determine if Carl (Carmelite's nickname) received them, and briefly discusses personal news. Four handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 11, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, October 11, 1917. Discusses personal and social news, arrival of first lieutenant uniform and expectation of coming commission. Six handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 20, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 20, 1918. Mentions that in a month he will be wearing a gold stripe on right arm for six months in the zone of advance and that he sustained a minor injury. Discusses seeing telephone girls who serve with the Signal Corps and that he has been flying French machines. Two folded sheets, eight handwritten pages, with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 4, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 4, 1918. Describes various personal and social news as well as how busy life is on the front. Includes enclosed letter from Harold (classmate from ground school) to Kennedy, who describes his work on Italian bombers and a recent short trip to Milan (Italy), dated April 30, 1918. Two folded sheets, six handwritten pages, with…