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Circa. May 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
States that they are waiting for the company to fill up before training can begin.
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Describes a graphologist's assessment of his personality
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Describes how difficult Sundays are for him since he has no distractions to prevent him thinking of home and people on the outside world.
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4 June 1942
Discusses Estelle's faithfulness to Sid. Describes a ten-mile hike that the company had gone on, and also a lecture on means of protection against chemical warfare.
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Incomplete letter. Explains that multiple use of punctuation marks is due to his "engaged to be engaged" status. Wishes Estelle luck in her upcoming exams. Starts to describe his dream date.
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circa. early summer 1942
Informs Estelle that it will be impossible to know whether he will receive officer training until the three months of initial training have been completed, but warns her that it will be very competitive due to the high caliber of men assigned to the...
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9 June 1942
Discusses the chore of guarding the guardhouse, and the lack of US military success in the war so far.
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Informs Estelle that has spent the day on the firing range. Criticizes a friend, Zebe, for expressing approval of the war while in practice failing to enlist. In turn, Sidney expresses his respect for another friend, Lew Agnes, for his willingness...
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Circa June 1942
Asks for Estelle's forgiveness, although unaware as to why she is upset.
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June 1942
Describes the different gases that he's been working with..
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