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- GLC#
- GLC09120.028
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- circa 1942
- Author/Creator
- Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
- Title
- to Estelle Spero
- Place Written
- Aberdeen, Maryland
- Pagination
- 8 p. : Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 27 cm
- Primary time period
- Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
- Sub-Era
- World War II
Informs Estelle that it will be impossible to know whether he will receive officer training until the three months of initial training have been completed, but warns her that it will be very competitive due to the high caliber of men assigned to the Chemical Warfare Service. Expresses disgust at a close friend's disapproval of his having enlisted. Discusses his attitude towards "negroes" - that they should be given equality of opportunity, but that this position should not be abused. Outlines what he had done during the day. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.
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