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21 February 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond talks of the constant rain, his desire for good cuisine and a recent nightmare about an air raid.
GLC09120.358
24 May 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that wherever she happens to be on her birthday, she should know that he will be thinking of her. He also writes that there is "nothing new to report from 'sick bay'".
GLC09120.418
13 July 1944
Diamond writes that the day was spent in an "insane squabble to straighten out an ammunition expenditure report, censoring mail, a lecture on voting - and an afternoon at the beach -" Diamond proceeds to complain about the complexity of the army...
GLC09120.456
July 1944
Handwritten notes
Story about being on an observation post during a "Jap attack", and a faulty cartridge preventing Diamond from killing the target.
GLC09120.468
27 August 1944
Diamond apologizes for having upset Estelle. He also informs her that the portrait of the two of them together has been completed, but complains that he bears no resemblance to the picture. He discusses the books that he has read recently.
GLC09120.488
14 September 1944
Diamond mentions that he has been reading Montaigne's "Selected Essays", which leads to a discussion of the problems pertaining to a potential "victory" over Japan.
GLC09120.503
3 November 1944
Diamond addresses the letter to his "murderer", and proceeds to joke about having found a pin in the fruitcake sent to him. Written on an unknown island in the South Pacific
GLC09120.536
20 July 1944
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
to Sylvia Weiner
Yesterday Moe's team made its debut and won 8-0. He mentions that he has been hoarding a bottle of Marie Buzzard Cherry Brandy. It reminds him of all the times he drank it with Sylvia. He heard that Joe went into the hospital again.
GLC09414.1146
28 July 1944
Moe mentions a magazine he has been reading that is like Reader's Digest. He also recommends the book, "They Shall Not Sleep." and reports that there was a baseball game after work.
GLC09414.1155
13 August 1944
Moe was reading "How Green Was My Valley?" he also went to a U.S.O show with Jack, but said it wasn't very good. He imagined that they walked over the bridge and had a soda.
GLC09414.1171
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