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to Estelle Spero
25 December 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
Christmas greeting card to Estelle. Written on an unknown island in the South Pacific
GLC09120.553
5 January 1944
Diamond provides commentary on the photographs that he has enclosed.
GLC09120.328
19 April 1944
Diamond writes that he is bored and "craves movement."
GLC09120.395
5 June 1944
Diamond writes that the night before, the radio broadcast Fiji music, and he expresses surprise that "somehow the music - melody - intonation - of those not marred by civilization can be so completely expressive." He then goes into a lengthy...
GLC09120.427
to Estellle Spero
19 July 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has enclosed a page of the Pacific Pony edition of "Time". He writes that it is "really revolutionary. No advertisements, no fancy frills, every ounce of paper utilized." He mentions that the day before he had drunk...
GLC09120.460
29 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has enclosed a copy of the A.P.O. newsletter. He also tells Estelle that, after seeing "Pin Up Girl" again, he has concluded that Betty Grable has nothing that Estelle doesn't have.
GLC09120.492
17 October 1944
Diamond mentions the possibility of his returning back to the States on leave.
GLC09120.524
December 27, 1944
Diamond writes the letter on board ship, and proceeds to recap the events of the past few weeks in depth, including details of leaving the island, life on board the ship, and even incidents of combat on board ship. Written en route to the Philippines
GLC09120.556
21 April 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he is writing the letter having just completed the previous one, so as "to prevent the continuity, the nearness from being disturbed."
GLC09120.398
8 June 1944
Diamond describes the Texan ward boy. He also explains that, although he had already written Estelle a letter that day, he "felt like being with [her]."
GLC09120.430
25 July 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has received "a billet-doux from Georgey", in which an obvious question was posed: "What's organized labor planning for the returning soldier?" He continues to discuss this problem.
GLC09120.463
3 September 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that the battalion has been reorganized, and that he has been transferred to Company "C", writing that he no longer knows his men, what they can do or where their weaknesses lie.
GLC09120.495
24 October 1944
Diamond writes of his hopes for leave at some point in the middle of the following year. He informs Estelle of his jealousy of "Stan".
GLC09120.527
January 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that they are "bon-voyaging again."
GLC09120.334
1 March 1944
Diamond discusses his "bleak & uncertain" future.
GLC09120.366
25 April 1944
Diamond writes that the day had served as a holiday for those not engaged in combat, as it marked the two-year anniversary of the existence of the 82nd Chemical Battalion. Sidney states that he craves movement.
GLC09120.401
11 June 1944
Diamond responds to a series of points raised in Estelle's recent letters. He instructs Stella to "get the most out of [her] stay at Northwestern." He explains the "rotation deal" which could allow him some leave after two years spent overseas.
GLC09120.433
28 July 1944
Diamond apologizes for the letter that he had sent the day before: "The letter written last evening was putrid, rotten, cruel…The blame is mine -" He tries to describe to Estelle how helpless he feels.
GLC09120.466
9 September 1944
Diamond discusses planning their wedding with Estelle.
GLC09120.498
27 October 1944
Diamond expresses his longing for Estelle. He writes, "I wish I knew where I'll be going after the war - I wish I could be sure - sure of something - anything - I feel so insecure - " Written on an unknown island in the South Pacific
GLC09120.530
5 March 1944
Diamond implies that since it was a leap year, Estelle should have proposed to him.
GLC09120.369
28 April 1944
Diamond writes that his living standards have improved immeasurably since the "days of fox-holes and C rations." Diamond comments on the frequency that Shuster appears in "Time" magazine.
GLC09120.404
15 June 1944
Diamond writes that he has been in the "purgatory" of hospital for twenty nine days. He includes a short poem to Estelle, and then playfully describes his fictitious history as a poet.
GLC09120.436
30 July 1944
Diamond writes that the rain in the tropics "stops all, paralyzes life". Diamond describes a conversation with Capt. Holmes, a medic who patches up "Jap prisoners" in the nearby evacuation hospital.
GLC09120.469
11 September 1944
Diamond describes a friendship that had sprung up between a Lieutenant Gutman and an infantry lieutenant who is subsequently killed. He encloses a clipping from the 31 July 1944 issue of "In Fact" that mentions the friendship.
GLC09120.501
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