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2 December 1942
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond speaks of his belief in maintaining "the status-quo of the Americans." He also describes life as an officer - sentry visits etc
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3 December 1942
Diamond describes having been "officer of the day" the day before - a job that entails supervision of the guard and battalion in general.
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5 December 1942
Diamond describes his task for the whole week, and possibly the one after, as merely examining men trying for qualification in chemical warfare weapons, specifically in charge of testing men's ability to set up the Linen's Projector battery. He also...
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6 December 1942
Diamond explains to Estelle that although El Paso is theoretically a "dry" town in that it is forbidden to serve mixed drinks there, it is full of liquor stores. So, soldiers in need of a drink merely buy the liquor, and then order the mixers...
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9 December 1942
Diamond describes attending a bull fight in El Paso.
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10 December 1942
Diamond informs Estelle that he has just been made motor officer of the company, and explains what this position entails
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12 December 1942
Letter in which Diamond portrays himself as a "Don Quixote".
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Short note in which Diamond informs Estelle that he is still confused.
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Diamond describes carrying out a "shake-down" inspection - a process that results from a man claiming that some of his personal belongings have been stolen. Sidney responds to Estelle's claim that her uncle had encountered anti-Semitism in the army...
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Diamond describes to Estelle ways in which the police have tried to combat members of the armed forces visiting local prostitutes.
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