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Camp Las Casas
US military installation established in Santurce, Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Camp Las Casas was a United States military installation established in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1904. The camp was the main training base of the "Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry," [note 1] a segregated U.S. Army Regiment which was later renamed the "65th Infantry Regiment." The base continued in operation until 1946, when it was closed.
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Camp Las Casas | |
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Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
![]() Officer Staff of the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry (c.1906) at Camp Las Casas | |
![]() Location of Las Casas area in Santurce. | |
Coordinates | 18°25′57″N 66°02′25″W |
Type | Military base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Formerly by the U.S. Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1904 (1904) |
In use | 1904–1946 |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 65th Infantry Regiment |
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