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15 July 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond relates a lengthy conversation that he had had with officers from New Zealand.
GLC09120.457
6 June 1944
Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988)
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe read in the papers that Rome has been taken. He finally managed to hook up Jack's radio. He remembers how he used to envy Sylvia because on Saturdays he still had to wake up at the usual time.
GLC09414.1108
7 June 1944
Moe comments that Sylvia has not received any mail from him in a week and Moe thinks it may been deliberately upheld because of the current situation. He feels badly about the Polish situation. He is glad she is warming to the idea of living in the...
GLC09414.1109
18 July 1944
Moe thinks back to how the war began. When reports of Italian and German intervention first came out, everyone cried "Propaganda." He laments the fact that if only proper steps could have been taken at the proper time, the war could have been...
GLC09414.1144
7 December 1944
Moe remembers Pearl Harbor and how they heard the news three years ago.
GLC09414.1279
26 December 1944
Moe says he has been guarding German prisoners for the past three days, and has a hard time believing that they have hurt people. He describes them as meek as lambs. But at the same time he has no sympathy for them.
GLC09414.1296
7 January 1945
Becker, David (fl. 1945-)
to Moe Weiner
This letter is from Moe's nephew. He thanks Moe for the gifts. He also draws a picture of a German general on the last page.
GLC09414.1682
circa 1941 - 1943
Unknown
Log album US Navy Air Station Pearl Harbor [empty]
The album has a decorated suede upper cover and card lower cover, 5 printed leaves ("memory leaves," "my log and diary"), 28 blank leaves.
GLC09547.01
07 December 1941 [1942]
U.S. Navy
[Wrecks of USS Downes & Cassin, 7 December 1941]
Naval History & Heritage Command attributes image to Navy Photographer's Mate Harold Fawcett. Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary. From Naval History and Hertiage's online catalog: "The wrecked...
GLC09547.02
[Hickam Field]
Inscription on back of photograph: "Hickam Field"
GLC09547.03
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