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[Letter from Hugh Ellis to Mrs. Drew, October 15, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Hugh Ellis to Mrs. Drew, October 15, 1918. Explains that he is sending money that her son, Charles W. Drew, asked him to send in case something happened to him, reassures her that the squadron believes Drew is a prisoner and safe. One folded sheet, four handwritten pages, with envelope, written on American Expeditionary Forces stationery.

[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, 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.…