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3 May 1943
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond tells Estelle that he should be home on a short period of leave on May 8th. Sidney asks Estelle if she will marry him.
GLC09120.224
20 May 1943
Letter written upon Sidney's return from the leave during which the couple became "engaged".
GLC09120.225
May 1943
Diamond tells Estelle that he intends to marry her.
GLC09120.227
27 May 1943
Diamond comments on the fact that the couple's engagement had been announced in the Hunter magazine.
GLC09120.230
9 June 1943
Diamond asks Estelle to scold his mother for him, as he had just received a letter from a girl named Arlene.
GLC09120.240
12 June 1943
Diamond congratulates Estelle on her "excellent" business proposition.
GLC09120.241
15 August 1942
Diamond clarifies some points from earlier letters, defining what he means be a furlough and also explaining that the training that he had mentioned was referring to training in order to become a sergeant. Sidney describes the process that he has...
GLC09120.090
27 September 1942
Diamond hints to Estelle that the sweater that she has been knitting him would come in very handy in the cold weather.
GLC09120.110
29 September 1942
Diamond informs Estelle that his first choice of position in the military will be in the Air Service. He also warns Estelle that "[t]his is going to be a dull, dreary, bestial, cruel world when this conflict is over."
GLC09120.111
13 October 1942
Diamond describes a "Make the Boys Happy" show that had been performed for the troops in the Recreation Hall.
Written at Edgewood Arsenal
GLC09120.116
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