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29 February 1944
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond informs Estelle that his vocabulary is too limited to express how grateful he is for everything that she has done for him.
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3 March 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that she has become an integral part of his daily routine.
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5 March 1944
Diamond implies that since it was a leap year, Estelle should have proposed to him.
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14 March 1944
Diamond writes that he is recovering from a 96 hour stretch without sleep: "I needed your shoulder badly".
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31 March 1944
Diamond describes bumping into a girl from Coney Island.
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4 April 1944
Diamond writes that the oriental inscription on the ring that Estelle bought for him causes him embarrassment, as people assume that he "Got that off a Jap".
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10 April 1944
Diamond writes that he is using the lantern that Estelle sent him for the first time, and consoles her for the confusion that she is experiencing concerning her job.
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11 April 1944
Diamond writes on his birthday that he feels "one hundred years older." He recommends that she reads "The Robe" by Lloyd C. Douglas.
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17 April 1944
Diamond describes the contents of a package that his parents have sent him. He recalls the day that he proposed to Estelle, and comments that nearly a year has passed since that date, May 18th. He then discusses how important Estelle is to him in...
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26 April 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
Diamond discusses the trials of being so far from one's sweetheart. He recounts the story of his former sergeant, who had been engaged, but whose ex-fiancee is now using the bedroom set that he had purchased with her new husband. He mentions that...
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3 May 1944
Diamond discusses his opinions regarding pre-embarkation marriage.
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11 May 1944
Diamond writes that he has enclosed a questionnaire that "concerns two misguided morons who for no other reason than lust, financial gain, and imbecility consider the problem of spending the rest of their natural lives making each other miserable."
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23 May 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he was menat to go to the general hospital to have his surgery, but instead he had managed to persuade the doctor to operate on him in the line hospital. Had he been moved, he "would have left on a certain morning on a...
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24 May 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that wherever she happens to be on her birthday, she should know that he will be thinking of her. He also writes that there is "nothing new to report from 'sick bay'".
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25 May 1944
Diamond writes that there are rumors that some nurses may be sent to the army hospital. If this transpires to be true, he states that they will be the first white women that he has seen in seven months.
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27 May 1944
Diamond responds to a number of Estelle's letters. Regarding "that hotel deal," he writes that he regrets not having had "those few moments free from fears of curious eyes, of parental scrutiny, - just to be alone -." He informs Estelle that once...
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May 1944
Diamond writes a short note informing Estelle that work has piled up, but that he is so happy that she is "the gal."
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4 June 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1945)
Diamond informs Estelle that he does not want a large family, but that he plans on "consulting" Estelle first.
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8 June 1944
Diamond tries to understand why Estelle is angry with him.
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Diamond describes the Texan ward boy. He also explains that, although he had already written Estelle a letter that day, he "felt like being with [her]."
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9 June 1944
Diamond writes that he intends to break up the monotony of the day by getting a haircut, and going to an "artist" to have a picture of Estelle copied together with a portrait of himself, "just so we can see what we look like together…" Sidney...
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19 June 1944
Diamond writes that he has been released "after exactly 33 days in the hospital." He attempts to quell Estelle's jealousy about his having relationships with other women.
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23 June 1944
Diamond writes that they are "doing little else besides train and train some more." He describes a party that a Lieutenant Rubin had given in honor of his fiancée's marriage to another man: "killed a bottle of scotch - laughed - joked…" He also...
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1 July 1944
Diamond writes that the night before he had seen "Best Foot Forward", a film starring Lucille Ball, which he describes as a "stinker". He states that he loves Estelle for her "scolding".
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July 1944
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6 July 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he had given a lecture to an infantry outfit that morning. Sidney writes a short "scene" between a man and his wife.
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21 July 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1944)
to Estellle Spero
Diamond writes that he is "disgustingly jealous" of Estelle's roommate as she can be with Estelle, and talk to her.
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22 July 1944
Diamond describes his "home" in the jungle to Estelle, writing that although it "isn't large", he could squeeze her in
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27 July 1944
Diamond writes that the day should be named "D" day as it has been thoroughly discouraging. He describes a visit from the Inspector General's Department and a lecture that he gave on mortar to an infantry outfit. He closes the letter by stating...
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28 July 1944
Diamond apologizes for the letter that he had sent the day before: "The letter written last evening was putrid, rotten, cruel…The blame is mine -" He tries to describe to Estelle how helpless he feels.
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3 August 1944
Diamond writes that there are some U.S.O. entertainers on the island, allegedly containing a female.
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Diamond describes the U.S.O show, starring "the first white woman" that Sidney has seen in eight months.
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5 August 1944
Diamond thanks Estelle for the "stuff" that she had sent him.
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13 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that, even though he was jealous of "Stan", he is unable to "stay sore" at her. He mentions the fact that they seldom have political discussions in his company, continuing to discuss the one Southerner's attitudes towards...
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14 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that she has been very good to him, and requests that she allows him to spend the rest of his life repaying her. He apologizes for having gone "off the deep end" at her.
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15 August 1944
Diamond mentions that the sixth anniversary of the couple's meeting has passed, and proceeds to discuss their relationship. He writes about army policy regarding different races.
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17 August 1944
Diamond writes the letter as a fake memo on the subject of "Miss Estelle Spero", addressed to "The world
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18 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has been snowed under with work. He then proceeds to discuss how much he misses her.
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22 August 1944
Diamond writes a letter to "Miss Taylor", Estelle's roommate at Northwestern University, about her having addressed him as Sidney.
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25 August 1944
to George and Jeanette Spero
Letter written to Estelle's parents, thanking them for their package of caramelized nuts.
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27 August 1944
Diamond apologizes for having upset Estelle. He also informs her that the portrait of the two of them together has been completed, but complains that he bears no resemblance to the picture. He discusses the books that he has read recently.
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August 1944
Diamond describes his "home" in the South Pacific, and begs Estelle to go and live with him there.
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Diamond writes that, although he loves Estelle, he has "wasted the whole letter writing time to answering the damn questionaire
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28 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that she has "kept a warmth and happiness glowing within [him] to which [he] shall be eternally grateful." He writes that "war news over in the European theater sounds encouraging - Very encouraging -" He states that he...
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29 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has enclosed a copy of the A.P.O. newsletter. He also tells Estelle that, after seeing "Pin Up Girl" again, he has concluded that Betty Grable has nothing that Estelle doesn't have.
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Diamond discusses sex with Estelle.
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6 September 1944
Diamond tells Estelle how much he desires to see her.
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9 September 1944
Diamond discusses planning their wedding with Estelle.
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17 September 1944
Diamond comments on an essay on the topic of melodrama that Estelle had written while at Northwestern University and subsequently sent to him.
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19 September 1944
Diamond comments on the fact that Estelle's letter paper smells of her powder. He writes that he had attended Rosh Hashanah services that morning.
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