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10 May 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond informs Estelle that he broke the clasp of the bracelet that she gave him when disassembling a Japanese machine gun.
GLC09120.409
11 May 1944
Diamond writes that he has enclosed a questionnaire that "concerns two misguided morons who for no other reason than lust, financial gain, and imbecility consider the problem of spending the rest of their natural lives making each other miserable."
GLC09120.410
13 May 1944
Diamond passes comment on the previous night's entertainment. He also discusses an army film on England, which he writes gave "a direct, frank, and uncolored recognition of white prejudice towards the negro and an appeal…for understanding and...
GLC09120.411
17 May 1944
Diamond writes the letter while "comfortably loafing on hospital bed", waiting for surgery on a cyst. He tells Estelle that if her cousin joins the infantry and goes into active combat, he will have tremendous respect for him: "Truly the infantry is...
GLC09120.412
18 May 1944
Diamond writes "hot & bothered", with "bandages sticking". Diamond expresses frustration about the fact that all press about the "work" that has been done in the South Pacific accredits all success to the "God damned marines."
GLC09120.413
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