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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.501 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 September 1944 Pagination: 3 p. : + 1 newspaper clipping Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 28.5 cm Order a Copy

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.

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