Camp Crockett
| 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 |
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]
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.
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