Most of the Camp Croft photos below were taken by the official post photographer, Edward A. Beeks, and show platoon or company sized groups of trainees and cadre close to the end of a training cycle.  One excellent photo that does not fit that category is the one to the right.  It was taken aboard the USS Wakefield while enroute to the European Theater after December 1944. The men in this image had just received their basic training at Croft and all were from Philadelphia, PA. All of the men made it through the war.

Photo courtesy of Frank Doody Left to Right; 1st Row, Pvt. Thomas Convey, Pvt. Louis De Luca, Pvt. Francis X Hefferman; 2nd Row, Pvt. William, Kelly, Pvt. Francis X Doody, Pvt. Sam R. Hall, Pvt. Albert Biasini; 3rd Row, Cpl Howrd J Dicks, SSgt Rod Dorman.

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Co A, 28th Battalion
Date unknown

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Co D, 28th Battalion, 3rd Platoon
  March 1, 1943

Photo courtesy of C. Del Giudice

Co C, 29th Battalion, 2nd Platoon
  February 1942

As C. Del Giudice relates, he is in "... the second row, 1st on right, next to me is Cherberko (The Mad Russian)
from Pennsylvania. Captain Burke (later Colonel) is in the center. Second row and 3rd from left is Sgt. Sloane,
Kentucky followed by Jim McKenzie from New Jersey. Bob Killian of Conn. is 1st row 3rd from left. Guys with white
hats are cadre. The best group that we had. Many were from Eastern Conn. and signed the rear of the picture."

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Co A, 29th Battalion, 4th Platoon
  April 17, 1942

Photo courtesy of C. Del Guidice

Co C, 29th Battalion, 2nd Platoon
  1943

Photo courtesy of Steve O'Dell

Co A, 30th Battalion
  October 1944
Private Ralph O'Dell, from Kingston, Missouri is in the back row, holding the guidon up.He went on from Camp Croft to serve in the 185th Infantry, 40th Infantry Division, departing the U.S. on 19 October 1944, returning from Korean occupation duty 5 March 1946, receiving campaign credit for New Guinea, Southern Philippines and Luzon.

Photo courtesy of Don Condrill

Co A, 30th Battalion, 2nd Platoon
  July 1942

"I have been doing some digging through old photos and found one of me and the 2nd Platoon, A Company, 30th Battalion
taken in July 1942 which I thought you might like to have.  I'm in the front row, fifth from the left.  Our platoon sergeant is
behind my right shoulder.  I do wish I could remember his name, he was a great non-com.  My best buddy during this
machine gun training was John Anderson Dow.  He's in the third row, all the way to the end on the right facing the photo"

Photo courtesy of "Mutt" McCord

Co B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Platoon
From Howard "Mutt" McCord (Cadre Cpl, center seated)

Photo courtesy of Warren Watson

Photo courtesy of Vernard Green

Co D, 30th Battalion
May 1943
Vernard Green (3rd row, 4th from right)

Photo courtesy of Milt Delair

Co. C, 31st Battalion, 6th Regiment
April to July 1944

Photo courtesy of Thomas Gaffigan

Co. D, 31st Battalion, 2nd Platoon
(Date unknown)

Photo courtesy of Ron Croft

1st Platoon, Co. C, 32nd Battalion, 6th Regiment
January to May 1945
See also Ron Croft (includes names of some soldiers in this image)

Photo courtesy of Harold Holt

  Co. C, 32nd Battalion, 6th Regiment
September 1944 to January 1945
Harold Holt is standing 2nd row from back, 4th man from the left

Photo courtesy of Ed Christmas

  Co A, 33rd Battalion
(Date unknown)
 

Photo courtesy of Val DePace

33rd Battalion, 3rd Platoon
August 1943
See also Valentine "Val" DePace
 

Photo courtesy of Rocky Gedaro

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Co C, 37th Battalion, 3rd Platoon
May 1942
Wilburt Wilson Calkins of New York state is seen 4th from right in the 3rd row

  Photo courtesy of Wilfred Owens

Co D, 37th Battalion, 3rd Platoon
September 1944
Wilfred Owne scan be seen in the center of the first row, directly behind the guideon.

Photo courtesy of Madeline Marziotta

Photo courtesy of Barbara Geisler

Unit unknown
1944