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19 February 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond reports that that evening they had gone to the cinema to see the film, "The Affairs of Martha
GLC09120.356
5 March 1944
Diamond implies that since it was a leap year, Estelle should have proposed to him.
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22 April 1944
Diamond writes that he has just returned from a musical entitled "Reveille with Beverly". He reports that sometimes, to break the monotony of his current existence, he goes to visit the units on the front.
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15 August 1943
Diamond responds to a letter sent on July 14th in which Estelle admitted that she had not liked Sidney's collar at her prom.
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22 September 1943
Diamond describes a hunting and fishing excursion that he, three officers and four sergeants had gone on over the weekend as a way of avoiding the "ennui". He tells her that they had got trapped in a hurricane, and that he had been forced to swim...
GLC09120.274
25 November 1943
Diamond reassures Estelle that his communicating with other girls does not mean that he is "deceiving" her. He tells her that her happiness means more to him, now, "than life itself." He describes the ten days and nights that he has spent training...
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28 November 1943
Diamond provides Estelle with a vivid description of the jungle.
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30 November 1943
Diamond discusses what he has been reading, and describes what he imagines Estelle to now look like.
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15 December 1943
Diamond reassures Estelle that there are no women around, as the "natives" had fled to the hills when the fighting took place. He asks Estelle to send him clippings of articles about chemical troops in action.
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18 December 1943
Diamond describes the "natives" on the island. He then discusses the banian tree, drawing diagrams to illustrate.
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