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.
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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 Howard J
Dicks, SSgt Rod Dorman.
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Photo courtesy of Wayne Mocas, click for larger image
Co A, 26th Battalion
About June 1943

Photo courtesy of Cindy (Stewart)
Krosky, click for larger image
Co B, 26th Battalion
About June 1943
W. E. Stewart, third from the right on the bottom row, was
wounded in France on August 9, 1944

Photo courtesy of Chip Carothers, click for larger image
Co B, 26th Battalion
After October 1944
Chip's grandfather, Captain Randolph E. Carothers
(see inset), is on the second row, fourth from right.

Photo courtesy of Chip Carothers, click for larger image
Co B, 26th Battalion
After October 1944
In this image, Captain
Carothers (see inset) is in the second row, third from the right

From
website visitor
Co C, 26th Battalion
April 1942

From Webmaster's collection
Co A, 28th Battalion
Date unknown
From Webmaster's collection
Co D, 28th Battalion, 4th Platoon
March 16, 1942
From Webmaster's collection
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."

From Webmaster's collection
Co A, 29th Battalion, 4th Platoon
April 17, 1942

Courtesy Fletcher Family Archives
Co A, 29th Battalion
1942
"Tex" Fletcher is seen in this
platoon photo of either his training cycle
or one in which he was a
cadreman some time in 1942.
Photo courtesy of C. Del Guidice
Co C, 29th Battalion, 2nd Platoon
1943
Photo courtesy of James Crocker
Co A, 30th Battalion
mid 1941
Believed to be from around
May 1941 and owned by a soldier only know as "Charlie".
This item was obtained along
with a worship service bulletin and letter to his wife Nathalie AKA "My
Baby Norb".
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
Co. B, 30th
Battalion
June 1944
Ralph E. Watson, Third
Row, 5th
from left

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 Norman
Jorgenson, click for larger image
Co. C, 32nd
Battalion, 3rd Platoon
May 1942
Private Norman Jorgensen, from Elizabeth, NJ is in the third
row, first
person on the left (also inset).
He left Camp Croft to serve with Company M of the
111th Infantry Regiment in the
Pacific Theater of Operations, seeing
action on the Gilbert, Marshall, and Palau Islands.
Click
here for a complete list of names

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)

From
Webmaster's collection
Co
A, 33rd Battalion, likely 4th platoon
(Date unknown)
About half these men are from
Western North Carolina

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

Photo courtesy of son mike Torosian
Co B, 34th
Battalion, 4th Platoon
June 1942
My father, Leo (Lee) D.
Torosian, is in the first row, fifth person from the
right corner. My father passed away February 16, 1996.
Around 1983, we spent a golfing
week in Myrtle Beach. During the 6 hour or so drive to Myrtle
Beach, my
father started talking about his Army days from the moment my cars tires
hit
the pavement [in Fredericksburg, VA] until we arrived at our hotel.

Photo courtesy of Ken Grosjean
Co B, 35th
Battalion
Ca. 1943
Ken's father
was Cyril Grosjean, 2nd row from the top, second person from the right.
The man to the left of him (3rd from right) is Joe Joniak.
The man 6th from the right is John Aingworth. They were Ken's uncles.
Co B, 35th
Battalion
November 10, 1943 to March 18,
1944
Click
here for a list of names

Photo courtesy of Phil Sutphin
Co C, 35th
Battalion
Ca. 1941 -1944
1st Sergeant Johnnie Sutphin on the left kneeling by the officer in the
chair
Co C, 35th
Battalion (2nd Platoon)
June 22, 1943
Top row, fourth from left, Garland. Seventh from left, Dunleavy.
Fourth row, in front of
Garland, Goldfarb, then Furber.
Below Dunleavy in the third
row, Dave Goss.
Standing, Corporals
Mazurowski (left) and Magnuson (right).

Photo courtesy of Jim Hennessey
Co C, 35th
Battalion
July 22, 1944
James Hennessey is standing 8th from left in the 2nd row from back.

Co A, 36th
Battalion
February 1942 to June 1942

From Webmaster's collection
Co B, 36th Battalion, 4th Platoon
Date unknown

From Webmaster's collection
Co B, 36th Battalion, 4th Platoon
Date unknown

From Webmaster's collection
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 Owens scan be seen in the center of the first row,
directly behind the guideon.

From Webmaster's collection
Co D, 38rd Battalion, 1st Platoon
December 1944

Courtesy of Robert E. Lee Gray
Co B, 38rd Battalion
March-April 1945
Robert Gray is in the first
row, 3rd from the left

Photo courtesy of Madeline Marziotta
Co B, 39th
Battalion
June 26, 1943
See also Joe Geczi

Photo courtesy of Martha Dearybury
Co C, 39th
Battalion
June 26, 1943
Paul R Crocker, 4th from left on top row, was inducted at Fort Jackson
(SC) and sent to the camp for basic training.
He remained at Croft on cadre duty for 6 months and then sent to
Okinawa.

Photo courtesy of Dennis Diehl
Co C, 39th
Battalion
Circa October 1944
Carl E. Diehl is in the third row from the bottom, 9th person from the
left.
Carl was afterwards assigned to the 409th Regt., 103th Infantry Division,
K Company, 1st Platoon.

Photo courtesy of Boyd Gillispie
Co C. 40th Battalion
(Date unknown)
Photo courtesy of Barbara Geisler
Co B, 41st Battalion
September 5 to December 15, 1944
Frederick Goemple, back row, 1st from left; Leonard Kohrnak, back row,
2nd from right;
Allan (Pete) Elliott, 3rd row from front, 2nd from right.
Unit unknown
1944

Photo courtesy of William J Miller
Unit
Unknown
December 1945
William
Miller Back Row, 5th from right
(as marked "me")