Posts from Stumpy in thread „Camp Haan, California“

According to this, Camp Haan was closed in 1946 so I think either you or your dad is a little confused about the year the movie was filmed.

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Originally posted by tincan866@Jan 20 2005, 11:29 PM
My Dad has often told us kids how he met John Wayne and socialized with him for about an hour during some firefighting scenes that were being shot on location at Camp Haan which is located across the highway from March Air Force Base near Riverside, California. Dad was stationed at March Air Base from 1948-1950 but can't remember the exact year of the filming. Dad drove a fire truck during the filming but doesn't know the name of the movie or whether it might have been some type of documentary. I was hoping some fan may have some information that could lead me to obtaining a copy of the film since Dad says he was told by some fellow airmen who saw the film after it was released that he was recognizable inside the fire truck. Thanks in advance to anyone who might help.

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[url=http://www.imdb.com/LocationTree?California,+USA] Here's [/url] a page that lists filming locations in California. Nowhere can I find mention of a Camp Haan. In fact, there are only a couple of films mentioned for March AFB and/or March Field in Riverside during the time frame you mention. One was the 1948 film "Command Decision" which starred Clark Gable.