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1.	Band members with music	Military	Soldiers are studying sheet music.

2.	Barracks	Military

3.	Barracks exterior view	Military; People	Some soldiers are pictured with beds and supplies. Joe Pizzimenti is on the front left side.

4.	Barracks in winter	Military

5.	Barracks interior	Military	The barracks showing a rifle rack and footlockers.

6.	Baseball	Military; Recreation; People	Soldiers pose with baseball equipment. Joe Pizzimenti is in the back row on the far right. His exposure meter can be seen hanging around his neck.

7.	Baseball	Military; Recreation	Nice barracks view behind the batter.

8.	Baseball game	Military; Recreation	A game of baseball helped lighten the load of training.

9.	Baseball game	Military; Recreation	Camp Croft baseball game. The chapel in the background appears in many of the outdoor photos of Camp Croft.

10.	Baseball game at Camp Croft	Military; Recreation

11.	Betty Grable	Military; People	Celebrities such as Betty Grable performed at Croft USO shows. This captain got to rub elbows with the famed pin-up star. The man facing the camera is Maj. Richard W. Copeland, the Croft Special Services officer.

12.	Betty Grable	Military; People	Betty Grable was a popular entertainer at this USO show at Camp Croft. Joe Pizzimenti played bass in the band for the performance.

13.	Bird's eye view of downtown Spartanburg	Downtown Spartanburg	Soldiers frequently visited the Palmetto Theater, located on East Main and North Liberty Streets.

14.	Boxing match at Croft	Military; Recreation

15.	Camp Croft band	Military	An interesting assortment of instruments. The patriotic mural behind the band appears in other photos as well.

16.	Camp Croft band	Military; People	Joe Pizzimenti placed his tuba on the floor (seen on right) to take this photograph. Spartanburg radio stations WSPA and WORD broadcast live shows featuring Croft band members.

17.	Camp Croft band	Military; Recreation	Halloween decorations are behind the dance band.

18.	Camp Croft band	Military	Croft was segregated in every way, including having separate bands.

19.	Camp Croft band	Military

20.	Camp Croft band in Spartanburg	Military; Recreation; Downtown Spartanburg	The 2nd IRTC Camp Croft band members pose on the Morgan Square bandstand. Joe Pizzimenti is in the last row, second tuba player from the right.