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18 August 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond mentions that he is now sharing a tent with some veterans of the "Pearl Harbor affair", and speaks about the need to prevent "such barbaric gangsterism".
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September 1942
Diamond outlines his day for Estelle - watching a series of films on defense against mechanized war agents, sitting through a lecture on sex hygiene, participating in a dismounted foot drill, two hours of instruction in basic signal communication...
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26 September 1942
Diamond describes a visit by South American dignitaries.
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June 1943
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
Diamond provides a detailed description of the journey and the experience of being at sea. He tells her about "the heat which pounds one's body continuously."
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Sidney informs Estelle that although he is in "dangerous waters', she would "scarce realize" how little they fear their "yellow friends, their submarines, their airplanes".
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26 July 1943
Diamond informs Estelle that he is located on a large island in the Southwest Pacific, where the language spoken is French. He tells her that they have been building the base camp, and that there is a large town about 22 miles away.
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7 September 1943
Diamond comments on his new palatial home, although complains about the abundance of mosquitoes.
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26 September 1943
Diamond tells Estelle that he has sent his "fancy get-ups" home as he has no need for them in his present location. He writes that he would love to be in the European Campaign as "this jungle fighting" is not for him.
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26 October 1943
Diamond writes that he is now "even more impatient to get at the Japs."
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7 November 1943
Diamond describes one of the "natives", mentioning that they "appear a great deal more savage" than those on the other island.
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