Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.106 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa summer 1942 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 27.5 cm Order a Copy
Diamond explains that the weekend pass that he had been granted for the coming weekend may be retracted as the corporal has threatened to "knife" him, meaning being given a gig or some other punishment. Sidney describes his day which has consisted of a three-hour drill in the morning and a ten mile hike in the afternoon. He also goes through what he can expect the interview with the board to constitute.]
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