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25 December 1943
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Christmas Greetings card to Estelle.
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27 December 1943
Diamond informs Estelle that he is in the midst of carrying out an inventory and audit. He tells her that he has once again been working with "native boys", describing them as "cute".
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30 December 1943
Diamond describes a conversation with one of the "natives" about love and marriage.
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Diamond tells Estelle that they will get married immediately upon his return. He states that if anything happens to him she should know one thing: "I've led a full pleasant life - I missed out on but one thing - marriage…"
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2 January 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he had gone into the jungle to inspect the impact area of yesterday's firing. He describes a discussion with the other officers based upon the question: "What will the people back home say to us when we return?""
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Diamond complains about the hypocrisy of friends back home who are giving speeches in his honor, but who have failed to write to him
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3 January 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has been made a First Lieutenant.
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4 January 1944
Diamond describes the soldiers from New Zealand that he has been working with.
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5 January 1944
Diamond refers to some of Estelle's letters that he has received.
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Diamond provides commentary on the photographs that he has enclosed.
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7 January 1944
Diamond reassures Estelle that the nurse featured in one of the photographs that he had sent home is engaged.
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8 January 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that, upon his return, he plans to lock himself in a room for month and "sleep and sleep and sleep".
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10 January 1944
Diamond discusses problems pertaining to the soldiers' ballot for the presidential election.
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11 January 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he feels surprisingly calm about the prospect of going into battle: "there is only the quietness of heart & body".
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12 January 1944
Diamond instructs Estelle to be good, happy and to keep her level head.
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January 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that they are "bon-voyaging again."
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20 January 1944
Diamond asks Estelle to send V-mails in addition to her lengthy air mail letters, as he receives his parents' fairly regularly.
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21 January 1944
Diamond writes that the "situation continues as usual", with everything "wet, damp, moldy" from the rain.
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Diamond informs Estelle that "the hunger for home grows increasingly great".
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22 January 1944
Diamond writes that "there is little if anything new to report".
GLC09120.338
Diamond describes his "politics" to Estelle.
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1 February 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that the lack of mail has been caused by his being involved in combat, "front line stuff". He writes that he has "seen 'war' minus hollywood's beauty."
photocopy
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3 February 1944
Diamond praises his men in their initiation into battle. He complains about the difficulty of seeing clearly on the front line, and also writes that he would give up a year's salary for a decent night's sleep.
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4 February 1944
Diamond writes that he is "used to it by now. [His] nerves have settled down to their usual steady jangle."
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6 February 1944
Diamond writes that he wants "home - out of this mess…"
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