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

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 13, 1918. Discusses how comfortable camp life is, notes that a couple of the boys were recently honored by visiting notables and awarded the French Croix de Guerre. Two folded sheets, seven handwritten pages with envelope.

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

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 15, [1918]. Notes change of location within France and that he is sending a small Croix de Guerre and ribbon that one of the mechanics made out of pieces of a Bosche shell. "The ribbon is made out of the bronze rotating band..." The medal is not included in the envelope. One folded sheet, four handwritten pages.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 6, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, June 6, [1918]. Mentions new uniforms will be arriving soon, in a similar fashion to the British with a looser collar, discusses personal and social news. Two sheets, four handwritten pages.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 31, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 31, 1918. Discusses personal and social news. Two folded sheets, seven handwritten pages.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 22, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 22, 1919. Discusses recent visit to the Riviera (France), Monte Carlo (Monaco), Mintone [possibly misspelling of Menton, Italy], and Nice (France). Also discusses his duties, which include inspections, supplies, or testing planes, the recent accidental death of commanding officer Major Anderson, and personal news. Twelve…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 7, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, January 7, 1919. Discusses social life in Koblenz (Germany): "Get up at 8am have a wonderful breakfast then go to the field until noon. After lunch get a good cigar and the paper in a quiet corner of the club until about 3 o'clock then a stroll to the stables for a horse, a brisk canter through the park and then home in time to get fixed…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 3, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 3, 1919. Mentions he is now Air Service Commander, Fourth Army Corps and has one squadron, one balloon company, and two photo sections to look after. Briefly discusses personal news, including an illness. Eight handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 12, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 12, 1919. Discusses social and personal news. There is a cutout of a newspaper clipping glued to one page, "Buttermilk is Popular Drink in Cedar Rapids," and Wilbur's note above, "Just look what our old home town is coming to, who would have thought it?" Four handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 14, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 14, 1919. Advises he is homeward bound, expects to be home in June, and is now a full-fledged captain after a delayed January 27 order finally reached him. Six handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 19, 1919] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, April 19, 1919. Advises he is now in Colombey-les-Belles (France), reviews the logistics of heading home, discusses personal and social news. Five handwritten pages on American Red Cross stationery with envelope.