Commander, Eighth United States Army

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United States Army command billet military position

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Commander, Eighth United States Army canonical	2
Commanding General, Eighth Army Corps	1

Statements (48)

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	Republic of Korea–United States Combined Forces Command ⓘ surface form: Combined Forces Command (Korea) United Nations Command ⓘ surface form: 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	United States Eighth Army ⓘ surface form: 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	James A. Van Fleet ⓘ surface form: General James A. Van Fleet Matthew Ridgway ⓘ surface form: General Matthew B. Ridgway Maxwell D. Taylor ⓘ surface form: General Maxwell D. Taylor Walton H. Walker ⓘ surface form: General Walton H. Walker
partOf	United States Eighth Army ⓘ surface form: Eighth United States Army
reportsTo	Commander, ROK/US Combined Forces Command ⓘ surface form: Commander, Combined Forces Command (Korea) Commander, United Nations Command (Korea) ⓘ Commander, United States Forces Korea ⓘ U.S. Army Forces Command ⓘ surface form: 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 of Operations ⓘ surface form: Pacific theater
typeOfCommand	field army command ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

United States Army General Mark W. Clark → positionHeld → Commander, Eighth United States Army ⓘ

subject surface form: Mark W. Clark

Mark W. Clark → positionHeld → Commander, Eighth United States Army ⓘ

Elwell Stephen Otis → positionHeld → Commander, Eighth United States Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commanding General, Eighth Army Corps