Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East

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The Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East was the senior U.S. Army officer responsible for overseeing American ground forces and operations in the Far East theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army command billet
military position
appliesToJurisdiction Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Far East theater
associatedWith Allied operations in the Southwest Pacific Area
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: Philippines campaign (World War II)

defense of the Philippine Islands
commandLevel theater command
conflictContext Pacific War
World War II
country United States of America
hasAuthorityOver U.S. Army ground combat units in the Far East theater
United States Army Forces in the Far East
surface form: U.S. Army support and service units in the Far East theater
hasDuty allocation of U.S. Army resources within the Far East theater
development of operational plans for ground forces in the Far East
integration of U.S. Army operations with Allied plans in the Far East
hasGeographicFocus East Asia
Asia-Pacific
surface form: Western Pacific region
hasOperationalFocus land warfare in the Far East
hasRankRequirement general officer
hasResponsibility coordination of U.S. Army logistics in the Far East theater
operational control of U.S. Army units assigned to the Far East theater
oversight of American ground forces in the Far East theater
planning and directing U.S. Army operations in the Far East theater
isPositionOf United States Armed Forces
militaryBranchFocus ground forces
partOf United States Army Forces in the Far East
surface form: U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
relatedOrganization Allied operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II
surface form: Allied forces in the Pacific theater

United States Army
United States Army Forces in the Far East
reportsTo Chief of Staff of the Army
surface form: United States Army Chief of Staff

United States Armed Forces leadership
surface form: United States military high command
role senior U.S. Army officer in the Far East theater
theater-level ground forces commander
scopeOfCommand operational
strategic
tactical oversight
serviceBranch United States Army
theater East Asia
surface form: Far East
theaterType overseas theater of operations
typicallyHeldByRank General

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Referenced by (5)

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

United States Army General Mark W. Clark positionHeld Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
subject surface form: Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark positionHeld Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
Military Governor of Korea appointedBy Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
this entity surface form: Commander, United States Army Forces, Pacific
Walton H. Walker positionHeld Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
this entity surface form: Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces, Far East (acting)
Far East Command area during Korean War coordinatedBy Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
this entity surface form: Supreme Commander for the Far East