Camp Crockett
Camp Crockett was established in late 1967 on the Fort Gordon, Georgia, federal reservation for the training of soldiers preparatory to Airborne and Special Forces schools during the Vietnam war.[1]
| Camp Crockett | |
|---|---|
| Southwest of Augusta, Georgia | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | United States Federal Government |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1967–1969 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Fort Gordon |
Located on an isolated part of the installation, the camp included a mockup of a village set up to look like one that would be encountered in Vietnam.[1][2][3] Soldiers training at the camp were housed in Quonset huts, one of which served as a field kitchen.[2][3]
Abandoned in 1969, the locations of the Quonset huts are marked by concrete slabs in a pine forest planted as part of a reforestation project instituted in 1970.[2][3]
In 2010, news reports indicated that Agent Orange herbicide was applied by helicopter to 98 acres of Training Area 47 in July 1967 prior to the establishment of Camp Crockett.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Richard Rogers: Special Assignment: Agent Orange at Fort Gordon, Part 1, News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, November 18, 2010, https://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Special_Investigation_Agent_Orange_In_Augusta_Part_1_109038429.html, Posted: Thu 6:54 PM, Nov 18, 2010 | Updated: Wed 4:25 PM, Jun 08, 2011, last accessed 28 Oct 2018.
- ^ a b c Richard Rogers: Special Assignment: Agent Orange at Fort Gordon, Part 2, News 12 at 11 o'clock, Thursday, November 18, 2010, https://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Special_Assignment_Agent_Orange_at_Fort_Gordon_Part_2_109050469.html, Posted: Thu 11:15 PM, Nov 18, 2010 | Updated: Wed 4:24 PM, Jun 08, 2011, last accessed 28 Oct 2018.
- ^ a b c d Richard Rogers: Special Assignment: Agent Orange at Fort Gordon, Part 3, WRDW News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, https://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Special_Assignment_Agent_Orange_at_Fort_Gordon_Part_3_134410493.html, Posted: Wed 6:00 PM, Nov 23, 2011, Updated: Mon 3:00 PM, May 06, 2013.
See also edit
- Remembering Camp Crockett (Blog)
- A Camp Within A Fort: Camp Crocket, Georgia (Blog)