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[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918. Includes two newspaper clippings sent to him by his mother: one about Douglas Campbell and one, a poem, "Iowa, First in Everything" by Hattie Belle Burrell; both items have been removed from the envelope and placed in another folder. Discusses receiving a letter from Keith who is fighting the Battle of Paris and having a…

First Air War [Autobiography by Charles W. Drew] (Item)

Autobiography titled "First Air War," detailing Charles W. Drew's service in World War I, with added note at end from (possibly daughter?) Muriel Drew, undated. Eighteen typed pages.

[Pass issued to Sidney Van Wyck Peters by Signal Corps Aviation School, February 11, 1918] (Item)

Pass issued to Sidney Van Wyck Peters by the Signal Corps Aviation School (San Diego, California), February 11, 1918.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

[Memorandum receipt for items issued to Hamilton Coolidge, July 20, 1917] (Item)

Memorandum receipt for items issued to Hamilton Coolidge, July 20, 1917

[Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 22, 1917] (Item)

Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 22, 1917. Notification of his arrival in Europe.

[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, 1917. Describes his very busy schedule and the strict discipline at his current station. Two handwritten pages.

[Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917] (Item)

Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy and others to active service with the Signal Reserve Corps, Aviation Section.

[Certificate of Commission issued to Hamilton Coolidge, September 29, 1917] (Item)

Certificate of Commission issued to Hamilton Coolidge, September 29, 1917. Acknowledges Coolidge's receipt of a commission to be 1st Lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Officers' Reserve Corps of the Army of the United States.

[Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 25, 1917] (Item)

Postcard from Charles W. Drew to his mother, July 25, 1917. Describes his first flight and future daily routine.

Special Orders No. 60 [Headquarters 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, December 1, 1917] (Item)

Special Orders No. 60, Headquarters 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, December 1, 1917. Gives orders to several officers at the 3d Aviation Instruction Center at Issoudun, France. Includes orders for 1st Lieutenant R. [sic] Coolidge to be detailed to the Training Department, in addition to his other duties. One typed page.