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9 March 1944
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond thanks Estelle for the New Yorker that she had subscribed to for him, and then proceeds to "rampage through the 'mag'
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11 March 1944
Diamond complains that they have termites in the camp.
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14 March 1944
Diamond writes that he is recovering from a 96 hour stretch without sleep: "I needed your shoulder badly".
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17 March 1944
Diamond wonders "how these Nips can keep getting literally slaughtered." He comments that this is one period that he doesn't want to share with anyone: "I'm spending the rest of my life forgetting it."
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18 March 1944
Diamond apologizes for the brevity of his notes, explaining that he doesn't have the time, place or imagination to write more. He promises to "come out of this mess."
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19 March 1944
Diamond describes a reconnaissance trip that all of the officers had gone on that afternoon.
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21 March 1944
Diamond comments on how sad it is "that man must come to destroy, scar, and burn."
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22 March 1944
Diamond compares his current situation to attempting to descend an upwards-bound escalator: "One steps down only to be brought back to the starting point."
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23 March 1944
Diamond states that he seldom writes when in the field, primarily "because there is nothing of consequence to relate."
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25 March 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he is writing in a hole, with a small lantern providing light.
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29 March 1944
Diamond describes the closest to real fighting that he has experienced.
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30 March 1944
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31 March 1944
Diamond describes bumping into a girl from Coney Island.
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4 April 1944
Diamond writes that the oriental inscription on the ring that Estelle bought for him causes him embarrassment, as people assume that he "Got that off a Jap".
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6 April 1944
Diamond writes that he has heard that Passover is the following day, but that his "holidays are celebrated by destroying the enemy." Sidney describes firing on some "Japs".
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8 April 1944
Diamond writes that he thinks that he is at his zenith.
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10 April 1944
Diamond writes that he is using the lantern that Estelle sent him for the first time, and consoles her for the confusion that she is experiencing concerning her job.
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11 April 1944
Diamond writes on his birthday that he feels "one hundred years older." He recommends that she reads "The Robe" by Lloyd C. Douglas.
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12 April 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has gone from platoon leader to Company Executive Officer. He also mentions that they are now allowed to divulge that they are somewhere in the Solomon Islands
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13 April 1944
Diamond complains about being encouraged by the Army to read the periodical "In Fact", as it offends his liberal sensibilities.
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16 April 1944
Diamond writes that he worries about the administrative side of his job.
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Diamond writes that the "days are completely devoid of any activity." He mentions that a rotation policy is being started, whereby men who have spent between eighteen months and two years in overseas service will get an opportunity to go home....
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17 April 1944
Diamond describes the contents of a package that his parents have sent him. He recalls the day that he proposed to Estelle, and comments that nearly a year has passed since that date, May 18th. He then discusses how important Estelle is to him in...
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19 April 1944
Diamond writes that he is bored and "craves movement."
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20 April 1944
Beightler, Major General (fl. 1944-)
to 82nd Chemical Battallion
Note commending the 82nd Chemical Battalion for the assistance that they provided the 37th Division with.
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