Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.044 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa. early summer 1942 Pagination: 9 p. ; 18.5 x 27 cm. Order a Copy
Writes of the implications of having been charged to a chemical weapons company; instead of being shipped as a unit, they will all be assigned to different parts of the service - infantry, field artillery etc. Mentions some of the rules that he has received concerning guard duty, and a session that he participated in regarding the handling of rifles. Informs Stella that he spends most of his free time studying gases.
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