Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

GLC09120.441

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GLC#
GLC09120.441-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
24 June 1944
Author/Creator
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
Title
to Estelle Spero
Place Written
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 27.5 cm
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

Diamond reports to Estelle that his housewarming party had been a success. He mentions that all is quiet, except for the sound of a radio, and "a whistle blows occasionally at a basketball game - a negro team is playing our team - It's a pleasure to see the gallery - black and white…" He writes that this "onerous service has been a great leveler," and comments on "[h]ow pitiful it is that upon there [sic.] return these boys will find conditions unchanged."

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