Camp Jackson was a United States Army camp south of
Camp Red Cloud (in
Uijeongbu
Uijeongbu (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the tenth-most populous city in the province and a suburb of Seoul within the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area.
History
Uijeongbu was estab ...
) and 20 miles south of the city of Uijeongbu at the throat of the
Uijeongbu Corridor, on the
National Highway 3 now in the far northern
Dobong-gu
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suburb of
Seoul
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. It was one of the smallest US military installations in
South Korea
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. The camp was named after
Private First Class George W. Jackson who was awarded the
Silver Star
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during the
Korean War
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.
The US Eighth Army had an NCO Academy at Camp Jackson.
The
KATUSA
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Training Academy operated a 19-day course which involves subjects essential to function with the American units, such as nuclear, biological and chemical training, how to put on and work in a protective mask, the
M16 rifle, first aid, land navigation, military customs courtesies, and English classes. Instructors at KTA are volunteers from the ranks of the US Army,
ROK Army
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, and KATUSA.
Personnel stationed at Camp Jackson were eligible for Hardship Pay.
Camp Jackson was handed back over to the South Korean government as part of the
USFK
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transformation plan by 2016.
Photos
Image:Gen_Franks_June_1993_Cp_Jackson_South_Korea.jpg, General Frederick M. Franks Jr., Commander of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
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tours Camp Jackson. Pictured shaking hands with NCO Academy trainee Corporal Daniel L. Dow, at 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
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(South Korea) NCO Academy on 31 May 1993.
See also
*
List of United States Army installations in South Korea
This is an incomplete list of current/former U.S. Army posts in South Korea, although a number have been closed or are in caretaker status:
United States Army installations in South Korea
* Camp Ames
* Camp Bonifas - turned over to ROK in 2 ...
*
Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone () is a heavily militarized strip of land running across the Korea, Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half. It wa ...
(DMZ)
References
External links
www.facebook.com/usagrc Camp Jackson & Area I Facebook page
redcloud.korea.army.mil official website of USAG Area I, Camp Red Cloud, Camp Casey & Camp Jackson, Korea
Cp Jackson article at ROKdrop,com
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Jackson (Korea), Camp
Jackson
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* Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson oil field in Durham, ...
Buildings and structures in Uijeongbu