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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, September 2, 1917. Mentions he will be solo flying in a week, meeting Cornelius Van Vliet, Albert Lindquist, and Alma Beck (classical musician/singers of the 1910-1920s), and various personal news. Also includes clipping from unknown publication with image entitled "Aviation Students of Company B at Wright Field." Four handwritten pages…
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 12, 1917. Discusses military training, passing of exams so far, mentions that two men were dishonorably discharged for cheating on exams, the possibility of being sent to France, and to tell no one until it is certain, and various personal news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.
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, September 16, 1917. Describes leisure activities when not training, discusses personal and social news. Nine handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 21, 1917. Discusses arrival in Dayton (Ohio), Wright Field, describes the facility and start of flight training, mentions he will be learning to fly in a Curtiss OX, and various personal news. Six handwritten pages with envelope.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 4, 1917. Briefly talks about the ground school Wilbur is attending at Ohio State University in Columbus (Ohio); rest is personal news. Three handwritten pages on Hotel Deshler (Columbus) stationery with envelope.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, August 18, 1917. Discusses successful completion of all exams and various personal news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.
Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, July 26, [1917]. Acknowledges receipt of "snaps" [photographs] and discusses personal news. Two 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…