Type Army post In use 1950 - present | Owner United States Year built 1921 | |
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Daegu camp walker house tour
Camp Walker is an 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 100 military and civilian families. Also on Camp Walker are Daegu High School, a DoDEA school serving 9th 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, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) clubs.
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The nearest subway station is Hyeonchungno of Daegu Metro, located on the northwest side of the base outside Gate 6.
History
The camp was originally established as an Imperial Japanese Army base in 1921 during the Japanese imperial period. An airfield was later built on the base.
Korean War
During the Korean War the USAF designated the airfield as K-37 or Taegu West Air Base. The runway was improved to an asphalt surfaced 4,335 feet (1,321 m) by 140 feet (43 m) facility.
Detachment F of the USAF 3rd Air Rescue Squadron operating Sikorsky H-5s and later Sikorsky H-19s was based at K-37 from January–June 1951. One H-5 remained at K-37 while the rest of the unit moved forward to K-16.
On 2 February 1951 H-5G #48-0530 was written off in a crash 8 miles (13 km) west of K-37.
Postwar
Department of Defense housing was opened on the base in 1959.
The airfield remains in use as a heliport designated H-805.