Laura Ellen Abner
provided by family

These images were taken from the scrap book of Laura Ellen Abner, a local girl who frequented Croft as an employee

of the Service Club and as a frequent entertainer. Laura and other girls like her, were a welcome distraction at the camp.

 

    

 

 

    

 

Laura performed skits as Daisy Mae from the "Lil Abner" comic or  as a singing cowgirl

 

 

     

Johnny Roventini, Mr. "Calling Philip Mooooris" visited Camp Croft during a good will tour

 

 

Image of the Camp Croft Orientation Office - soldiers unknown

 

A concert program from the 268th A.G.F. Band, one of two Army bands stationed at the camp