Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945) to Estelle Spero
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.279 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945) Place Written: Noumea, New Caledonia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 October 1943 Pagination: 6 p. ; 13 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Diamond informs Estelle that, at the termination of a long period of extremely arduous intensive jungle training, he had thought of her constantly. He tells her that "[F]rankly it's been rough", commenting that this "jungle nonsense" is a little out of his line. He complains of suffering from the jungle soldier's type of athlete's foot, resulting from constant exposure of the feet to wet, damp conditions.
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