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22 September 1943
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond wishes Estelle a "swell Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur".
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26 September 1943
Diamond tells Estelle that he has sent his "fancy get-ups" home as he has no need for them in his present location. He writes that he would love to be in the European Campaign as "this jungle fighting" is not for him.
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26 October 1943
Diamond writes that he is now "even more impatient to get at the Japs."
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7 November 1943
Diamond describes one of the "natives", mentioning that they "appear a great deal more savage" than those on the other island.
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7 February 1944
Diamond describes the telephone operator, Kallor, as a Jewish dress cutter from New York who is in Sidney's father's union.
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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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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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21 April 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
Diamond tells Estelle that he spent Passover participating in a push. He discusses the horrifying effect of encountering great masses of dead bodies.
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27 May 1944
Diamond responds to a number of Estelle's letters. Regarding "that hotel deal," he writes that he regrets not having had "those few moments free from fears of curious eyes, of parental scrutiny, - just to be alone -." He informs Estelle that once...
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