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    117°06′11″W / 32.8659831°N 117.1030354°W / 32.8659831; -117.1030354 Camp Kearny was a U.S. military base (first Army, later Navy) in San Diego County...
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    undergoing a "precautionary" renovation. Camp Holcomb (later renamed Camp Elliott) was built on part of old Camp Kearny, to be used for U.S Marine Corps artillery...
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    Stephen Watts Kearny (sometimes spelled Kearney) (/ˈkɑːrni/ KAR-nee) (August 30, 1794 – October 31, 1848) was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers...
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    Mesa, Clairemont and Tierrasanta. Kearny Mesa has a population of 2,837. Kearny Mesa is named for the former Camp Kearny, a U.S. military base which operated...
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    Philip Kearny Jr. (/ˈkɑːrni/; June 1, 1815 – September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War...
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    Kearny High School is a public high school in San Diego, California, United States. Kearny High School serves students in grades 9-12 from the Linda Vista...
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    Texas and Arizona. En route to Sunnyvale, California, Akron reached Camp Kearny in San Diego on the morning of 11 May and attempted to moor. Since neither...
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    other American pioneers. Kearny Mesa, an area of San Diego, was named after Camp Kearny; Camp Kearny was named for Stephen W. Kearny. Kit Carson Park, in...
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    special training camp and parachute training school was opened temporarily at Camp Elliott in San Diego in May 1942, next to Camp Kearny, moving to purpose-built...
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    Drive Church in New Concord on April 6, 1943. After advanced training at Camp Kearny, California, he was assigned to Marine Squadron VMJ-353, which flew R4D...
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