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1945
Eisenhower, Dwight (1890 - 1969)
to All Members of the Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower bids farewell to the allied expeditionary force. He is relinquishing command. He conveys his gratitude and admiration.
GLC05622.05.03
12 April 1945
New York American Journal
New York Journal American [No. 20,094 (April 12, 1945)]
One issue of the New York Journal American dated April 12, 1945. Contains a large headline that reads, "Roosevelt Dead!" Articles pertain to the passing of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, news of military servicemen fighting abroad, diplomacy with...
GLC08725.14
28 April 1942 - 19 January 1945
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
[Collection of WWII letters of Sidney Diamond to Estelle Spero] [decimalized]
Sidney Diamond (1922-1945) enlisted in mid-April 1942, interrupting the chemical engineering degree that he was undertaking at City College. Diamond was sent to the South Pacific in June 1943, where he served as First Lieutenant to the Eighty-Second...
GLC09120
28 April 1942
to Estelle Spero
Diamond describes his first impressions of the army base, discussing some of the personalities that he has encountered and life on the base.
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States that has taken a mental and mechanical aptitude test, and describes a speech regarding the "Articles of War" given to the troops by a captain. Also describes first night in the barracks. Enclosed is a newspaper clipping of a chimp that Diamond...
GLC09120.002
29 April 1942
Discusses two of the men that Diamond has met on the military base, one of whom is a Divinity student. Diamond subsequently ponders over the moral implications of war.
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Describes the punishment of walking for eight hours a day with a pack filled with bricks for a period of four days given to a boy who had gone missing for three days. Discusses impatience as to when he will be moved on from the training camp.
GLC09120.004
circa April 1942
Discusses a fist fight that he got into after being provoked by a series of practical jokes. Also discusses his feelings of patriotism, and the need to fight for one's country.
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Mentions that he has calmed down after losing his temper the night before. Discusses the new job of landscape gardening that he has been assigned. States that he is optimistic that he will be placed in the chemical warfare unit.
GLC09120.006
2 May 1942
Describes his dismay at the fact that as soon as he gets to know his peers, they are moved on. Gives a brief description of the camp town.
GLC09120.007
4 May 1942
Discusses the wedding of a "negro" soldier, and muses over the range of social classes that he has encountered in the army.
GLC09120.008
Circa. April/ May 1942
Discusses the gardening task that he had carried out the day before. Also mentions a divinity student's frustration with the language employed in the army.
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Describes the process of being given an army uniform, and how it creates a sense of equality in the company. Warns Estelle not to trust soldiers.
GLC09120.010
Describes his elation with his new post in Edgewood Arsenal, where everyone behaves "like a gentleman and a soldier". States that the Chemical Warfare Service is merely a year and a half old, and consequently "acts its age - young, militant...
GLC09120.011
Circa. April 1942
Diamond informs Estelle that he is working in the kitchen peeling potatoes while he waits for the company to fill up.
GLC09120.012
Outlines what his day has consisted of - primarily an array of lectures on decontamination techniques and different incendiaries.
GLC09120.013
10 May 1942
States that he is in the chemical warfare service training. He is swell, but has no phone.
GLC09120.014
Circa. May 1942
Offers Estelle the option of leaving him as he feels that he is unable to offer her a stable future
GLC09120.015
Reprimands Estelle somewhat for telling him that he should not have enlisted in the army, and asks her to avoid doing so in the future.
GLC09120.016
Describes the attitudes of the Southern soldiers towards "negroes". Also outlines his General Orders.
GLC09120.017
Discusses chemical warfare and outlines the day's program of events.
GLC09120.018
Discusses the fact that his company is segregated, and details some of his Southern compatriots' attitudes towards the African-American soldiers.
GLC09120.019
Describes an incident earlier in the day when had been called into the classification office, where he had been grilled about his Russian roots.
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Speaks about his awareness that he will encounter "a few unpleasant moments" when he gets sent overseas.
GLC09120.021
Apologizes for brevity of letter, explaining that he has a lecture on the Blitzkrieg tactics of the Germans that evening. Outlines the day's events which consisted of a motion picture on personal health and a lecture on chemical warfare. Describes...
GLC09120.022
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