Camp Walker | |
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Nam District, Daegu, South Korea | |
Type | Army post |
Site information | |
Owner | United States South Korea |
Controlled by | United States Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1921 |
In use | 1950 - present |
Camp Walker (Korean: 캠프 워커) is a U.S. military base in Daegu, South Korea. Camp Walker was named in 1951 after General Walton Walker, commander of the Eighth Army who was killed in a jeep crash in December 1950 during the Korean War. Camp Walker, Camp Henry, and Camp George are the three U.S. military bases in Daegu, part of the U.S. Army Garrison Daegu. Camp Walker spans 94 acres (0.38 km2) and contains military family housing for about 360 military and civilian families. Also on Camp Walker are Daegu Middle High School,[1] a DoDEA school serving 6th to 12th graders; the main Exchange and DeCA Commissary; the Camp Walker Army Lodge; the Evergreen Golf Course; Kelly Gym and Athletic Field; and several Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) clubs.[2]
The nearest subway station is Hyeonchungno of Daegu Metro, located on the northwest side of the base outside Gate 6.