Camp Market

Camp Market is a small USAG-Yongsan installation located in Bupyeong, about halfway between Yongsan Garrison and the Port of Incheon about 30 miles to the west.

It is home to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service distribution and a bakery which provides bread, pastries and other baked goods to installations throughout the Republic of Korea. The installation has 34 warehouses with a combined total of 852,495 square feet of storage space. Most of the installation’s 600 employees are Korean National employees, Korea Service Corps workers or contractors.

History

Camp Market complex had its beginning in the mid-1930s when the Japanese built a large supply depot and arsenal at Bupyeong-Ku, Inchon City. In 1945, after the Japanese surrendered to end World War II, the Army Support Command Korea (ASCOM) was established at this former Japanese depot. In July 1950, the invading North Korean Army overran the area and, from then until 1951, ASCOM changed hands several times as fighting swept up and down the peninsula.

In 1963, ASCOM area was designated as the 8th U.S. Army Depot. In 1972, the phase down of U.S. Army operations at ASCOM was begun as part of an ongoing program to consolidate 8th Army support activities on a functional basis. ASCOM ended its operation on January 31, 1973. Most of the ASCOM complex was turned over the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense on June 30, 1973.

Previous uses

• Initially used by Japanese as a supply depot in the mid-1930s
• U.S. Marine Support Command for Korea in the 1950s
• In 1960s, Camp Market was used by the 20th Support Group, the 69th Transportation Battalion, the 30th Ordnance Company, the 595th Maintenance Company and the 199th Personnel Service Company
  
  

Korean War significance

Utilized as a supply staging point for General Douglas MacArthur after the Inchon landing.