Walton Walker
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Walton Harris Walker was a United States Army four-star general who served with distinction in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, where he commanded the Eighth United States Army before dying in a jeep accident. He received two Distinguished Service Crosses for extraordinary heroism in World War II and the Korean War.
Lieutenant General Walton Walker as commander of the Eighth Army in 1950
Major General Walton H. Walker (right) engaged in conversation with Major General Lindsay McDonald Silvester, commander of the 7th Armored Division, in late August 1944.
General Patton with members of his staff. Walker is standing on the right.
Senior American commanders tour the newly liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp, 1945. Pictured from right to left are Walton Walker, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton.
Eighth Army (United States)
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The Eighth Army is a U.S. field army which commands all United States Army forces in South Korea. It is headquartered at the Camp Humphreys in the Anjeong-ri of Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Eighth Army relocated its headquarters from Yongsan to Camp Humphreys in the summer of 2017. It is the only field army in the U.S. Army. It is responsible to United States Forces Korea and United States Army, Pacific.
Fighting with the 2nd Inf. Div. north of the Chongchon River, SFC Major Cleveland, weapons squad leader, points out Communist-led North Korean position to his machine gun crew, 20 November 1950, PFC James Cox.
Lt. Gen. Walton Walker, Commander of 8th Army (left) confers with Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, Commander Ground Forces in Korea, on 7 July 1950
Eighth United States Army memorial at Yongsan
Soldiers of the 8th Army Band at a parade in downtown Seoul