Jerry DeFelice Photographs

A resident of Rochester, New York, for most of his life, Jerry DeFelice (1920-2005) worked in the Public Relations office at the military base in Greensboro from April 1943 until the base closed in September 1946. He had trained as a military aerial photographer at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, but when he arrived in Greensboro he was put to work taking photographs for the base newspaper. Since the base was still under construction when he arrived, it had no darkroom facilities. DeFelice reached out to the Greensboro Daily News and became friends with its photographer, Carol Martin, who allowed him to use the newspaper darkroom until the camp facility was ready. Martin also taught DeFelice a lot about photojournalism, and they remained lifelong friends. It was through their friendship that in the early 1990s the Greensboro Historical Museum received not only a full run of the base newspaper, but many of DeFelice's original photographs. A short reminiscence by DeFelice has also been digitized (https://gateway.uncg.edu/islandora/object/ghm%3A19643).

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Who's responsible?: Greensboro History Museum (Repository)
Where can I find more information?: No finding aid available.
Topics: Wartime
North Carolina
Military
Subject headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- North Carolina -- Greensboro
AAF Overseas Replacement Depot and AAF Redistribution Station No. 5 (U.S.)
Contributing Institution: Greensboro History Museum

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: AAF Band Concert; The Army Air Forces band performing on a stand. Over the band hangs a sign that reads, "Buy Bonds."

: Advertising war bonds; A photograph of an advertisement to buy war bonds that depicts a soldier in the field and reads, "Back the Attack."

: Aerial photograph of the Overseas Replacement Depot; An aerial photograph of the Overseas Replacement Depot in Greensboro.

: An evening at the Service Club; Soldiers and civilian women enjoy an evening at the Service Club at Basic Training Center 10.

: Armistice Day parade; Soldiers marching in the Armistice Day parade receive salutes from those watching in a military booth.

: Arms instruction; A postcard shows an instructor leading weapons training at Basic Training Center 10.

: Army Air Forces band; The Army Air Forces band plays as it marches on a road alongside train tracks at Basic Training Center 10.

: Army Air Forces band on stage; Members of an Army Air Forces band on stage in an auditorium. A few people sit in the audience.

: Army Air Forces band performing; Members of the African-American Army Air Forces band perform at Service Club #2 at the Overseas Replacement Depot.

: Army camp approved; A photograph of the front page of the November 2, 1942, issue of The Greensboro Record announcing the approval of the army camp.

: Army camp arrivals; New arrivals at the Basic Training Center 10/Overseas Replacement Depot, men just off the train line up with their baggage for camp representatives.

: Awarding of medals; Six African-American soldiers being awarded medals on a field at the Overseas Replacement Depot.

: Bivouac training; Two men inspect a row of tents set up in a field as part of bivouac training.

: Bivouac training; Two men inspect a row of tents set up in a field as part of bivouac training.

: Bivouac training in the woods; Soldiers in bivouac training in the woods.

: Bivouac training in the woods; Soldiers eating their C-rations during bivouac training in the woods.

: Boxing match; Two men boxing at nighttime in the ring constructed at the Basic Training Center 10.

: Boy Scouts visit the camp; A group of visiting Boy Scouts stand before two officers at the Basic Training Center 10. On the left is Allman Beaman and next to him is Andy Bell.

: Buildings at camp; A view of the rows of buildings at the Basic Training Center 10/Overseas Replacement Depot.

: Butchers singing; A group of five butchers standing around a table singing.

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