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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.276 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Noumea, New Caledonia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 September 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

Diamond tells Estelle that he has sent his "fancy get-ups" home as he has no need for them in his present location. He writes that he would love to be in the European Campaign as "this jungle fighting" is not for him.

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