Commander, Eighth United States Army

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The Commander of the Eighth United States Army is the senior U.S. Army officer responsible for leading and overseeing this major field army formation, historically active in the Pacific and Korean theaters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army command billet ⓘ
military position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States Army ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentConfirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
associatedWith Combined Forces Command (Korea) ⓘ
United Nations Command (Korea) ⓘ
United States Forces Korea ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
firstHolder Lieutenant General Robert L. Eichelberger ⓘ
formationDateOfPosition 1944 ⓘ
garrisonResponsibility U.S. Army garrisons in South Korea ⓘ
hasAbbreviation CG, Eighth Army ⓘ
EUSA Commander ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Eighth United States Army staff ⓘ
subordinate U.S. Army units in Eighth United States Army ⓘ
hasDuties operational command of Eighth United States Army ⓘ
planning and execution of land operations in assigned theater ⓘ
readiness oversight of Eighth United States Army forces ⓘ
training oversight of Eighth United States Army forces ⓘ
hasResponsibility coordination with Republic of Korea Army leadership ⓘ
execution of combined defense plans for the Korean Peninsula ⓘ
historicalRole command of U.S. Army ground forces in Korean War ⓘ
command of U.S. Army ground forces in post–World War II occupation duties in Asia ⓘ
insignia shoulder sleeve insignia of Eighth United States Army ⓘ
isSeniorTo commanders of subordinate divisions and brigades in Eighth United States Army ⓘ
locatedIn Pyeongtaek ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
locationOfOffice Camp Humphreys ⓘ
militaryRankRequired lieutenant general ⓘ
notableHolder General James A. Van Fleet ⓘ
linked to: James A. Van Fleet

General Matthew B. Ridgway ⓘ
linked to: Matthew Ridgway

General Maxwell D. Taylor ⓘ
linked to: Maxwell D. Taylor

General Walton H. Walker ⓘ
linked to: Walton H. Walker
partOf Eighth United States Army ⓘ
reportsTo Commander, Combined Forces Command (Korea) ⓘ
Commander, United Nations Command (Korea) ⓘ
Commander, United States Forces Korea ⓘ
Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command ⓘ
responsibleFor force protection of Eighth United States Army personnel ⓘ
implementation of U.S. Army policies within Eighth United States Army ⓘ
integration of U.S. Army forces with Republic of Korea Army in combined operations ⓘ
support to Combined Forces Command operations in Korea ⓘ
support to United Nations Command operations in Korea ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Army ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Korean Peninsula ⓘ
Pacific theater ⓘ
typeOfCommand field army command ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mark W. Clark → positionHeld → Commander, Eighth United States Army ⓘ
Mark W. Clark → positionHeld → Commander, Eighth United States Army ⓘ
Elwell Stephen Otis → positionHeld → Commanding General, Eighth Army Corps ⓘ
linked to: Commander, Eighth United States Army
John H. Tilelli Jr. → positionHeld → Commanding General, Eighth United States Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Tilelli
linked to: Commander, Eighth United States Army
EUSA Commander → hasAlternateName → Commanding General, Eighth United States Army ⓘ
linked to: Commander, Eighth United States Army