HISTORY
MAPS
PUBLICATIONS
PHOTO GALLERY
PEOPLE
UNITS
WEAPONS/EQUIPMENT
NEAT
STUFF
IRTC Certificate
Norman Gautreau Watercolor (40th
Battalion)
Laughs Inc.
Croft Kid's Page
Cemeteries within the Camp Croft Reservation
Targets Up! - A Soldiers Short Comedy Sketch
Ollie Drab - by Peter Paul Czerepak
Souvenirs of Camp Croft
News - Recap of 2007 Panel Discussion
Camp Croft IRTC in Belgium ?!?!
Have you wanted to see moving images from Croft, or been curious about what media outlets are saying about the former camp? Follow this link to a collection of online films and videos related to Camp Croft. Our collection includes a professional short film that includes scenes from the camp, two "home movies" from soldiers stations at the camp, and two TV specials.
Are you looking to replace an original
Camp Croft certificate
of training? Are you a reenactor trying to complete your
impression with reproduction paperwork? Or do you just want a
novel way of showing your interest in Croft? In any case, here is
a great reproduction of
just such a certificate from the Brian Mead's Hardscrabble
Farm website.
He has collected a wealth of research for World War II reenactors and
generously
shares it. Whether you want to relive a part of your own past or
better
understand the experiences of the common soldier, this site is worth a
visit.
The originals were printed by Band &
White Printers in
Spartanburg, SC but you can click here to open and print a certificate on your
PC that looks
just like the real thing. You must have Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 to
view
these. Go to Adobe.com to get the
free viewer.
Norman Gautreau Watercolor Image
Click here to view the image
and use your browser's BACK button to return
Laughs, Inc.
The
story (or at least part of it) of the 7th Special Services show called
"Laughs, Inc." The show traveled through Europe, mostly France,
in
1944 and 1945 and was made up of US Army servicemen. Joe Geczi, a Camp
Croft trainee and later cadreman, was one of the members. The
information on this page was collected from his diary entries and
recorded recollections as well as first hand information from another
Laughs, Inc. performer, Duane
Harvey Hodges.
Click
here to learn more about LAUGHS, INC.
Croft Kids Page
The beginning of the Camp Croft Kids Page, as inspired by my daughter Hunter Crawley
and vigorously tested by my daughters and
Charlie (you know who you are!)..
Click here to see visit
the
Kids Page
Cemeteries within the Camp Croft Reservation
Another work in progress, a listing of all the cemeteries that were
once located within the boundaries of the Camp Croft military
reservation.
Click
here for
more information
Targets Up!
A soldier authored short comedy sketch about working the target butts
at the rifle range. By Private Feliz Albert, B-31.
Click here for
the sketch
Ollie Drab
Camp Croft soldier Peter Paul Czerepak worked as a graphic artist at the
camp in the sign shop, print shop, and the camp newspaper office.
While at Croft he created a comic strip based on a character called Olly
Drab. In "Olly Draws and Ace" you may notice the familiar "Brass
Rail" restaurant represented. This was a favorite hang out in
Spartanburg.
Click here for
the cartoon page
So just what did soldiers or visitors to Camp Croft acquire to remind them of their stay at the Camp? Was it an ash tray, a pack of matches, the ubiquitous T-Shirt, or maybe some Pearl Harbor underwear?
This page will help you understand that
and show you just what "Pearl Harbor underwear" is as well!
Click here to see visit
the
Souvenir
page
SC ETV Road Trip - Camp Croft
A link to the YouTube video excerpt of South Carolina's Educational Television "Road Trip" filmed in Spartanburg. This particular excerpt is the section on Camp Croft, featuring your web master (although forgive his terrible screen presence).
Camp Croft IRTC in Belgium
These European reenactors chose to portray troops in training at the Camp Croft IRTC.
Expect to see more from these gentlemen in the near future.
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