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Walton Harris Walker (December 3, 1889 – December 23, 1950) 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.
Walton Harris Walker war ein US-amerikanischer Armeeoffizier im Ersten und Zweiten Weltkrieg und erster Kommandeur der 8. US-Armee im Koreakrieg zuletzt im Range eines Generals.
1. Mai 2024 · Walton H. Walker (born Dec. 3, 1889, Belton, Texas, U.S.—died Dec. 23, 1950, near Seoul, S.Kor.) was an American army officer, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army during the difficult opening months of the Korean War.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
After a distinguished career as commander of XX Corps during World War II and command of Fifth Army following the war, LTG Walton H. Walker assumed command of Eighth Army in September 1948. At that time, Eighth Army’s duties focused on the occupation of Japan and not on combat readiness.
1. Mai 2009 · In 1950 Lieutenant General Walton "Johnnie" Walker ran the brilliant defense of the Pusan Perimeter, which saved South Korea and invented a whole new doctrine for the U.S. Army.
- David T. Zabecki
As Lieutenant General Walton Harris Walker inspected positions north of Seoul on 23 December 1950, he was killed in a traffic accident when his command jeep collided with a civilian truck at high speed. Walker's body was escorted back to the U.S. by his son, (future general) Sam S. Walker.
26. Dez. 2013 · Gen. Walton H. Walker, the first Eighth Army commander during the Korean War, was honored at a ceremony, Dec. 3. Sponsored by the Memorial Foundation for the Late U.S. Army General Walton...
