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circa August 1943
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia says it seems like she never was away [with him at Camp Lewis]; but she has her memories. Talks about her train trip back to New York from Washington State.
GLC09414.0076
28 April 1813
Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808
to Hannah Bailey
A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey. In his letter, Jacob Bailey writes about his health, the death of Benjamin Brown, marching orders towards Champlain and Swantson, Vermont, and his hope for peace. There is a small tear halfway...
GLC02669.006
18 December 1942
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond expresses his distress at having been asked to chaperone the soldiers' Christmas Eve party. He again describes his attempts at learning how to drive a jeep.
GLC09120.157
21 December 1942
Diamond describes his first sampling of Mexican food.
GLC09120.158
12 January 1943
Diamond describes meeting the Jewish population of El Paso.
drawing of feet on the back by his name
GLC09120.171
11 April 1943
Diamond describes his birthday, which was celebrated with a quiet luncheon. However, Sidney reports back that festivities were disturbed by an act of insubordination (a staff sergeant talking back to the company commander), a tremendous quarrel, a...
GLC09120.216
26 April 1943
Diamond describes the experience of having been train quartermaster for the duration of the journey from Louisiana. He then discusses the pleasure of sleeping in a bed and showering after six weeks in a tent.
GLC09120.222
24 June 1943
Diamond expresses frustration about the strikes etc. taking place in Detroit while he is trying to carry out his patriotic duties. He reminds Estelle to immediately use V mail as soon as she receives the card with his new address.
GLC09120.246
16 August 1942
Diamond mentions that his company is now living in tents, and that he is to have classes every day in the officer candidate school (OCS). Sidney explains that from now on, he will have little time to write to Estelle, but that this does not reflect...
GLC09120.091
2 September 1942
Diamond mentions that he has two major exams looming - one on chemical agents and the other on material. Sidney describes the hectic two days that he has just had - a masked agent identification test, an afternoon spent firing FS smoke shells, a...
GLC09120.101
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