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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Handwritten notes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.468 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Type: Autograph document Date: July 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 28 cm Order a Copy

Story about being on an observation post during a "Jap attack", and a faulty cartridge preventing Diamond from killing the target.

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