United States Eighth Army

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field army formation of the United States Army

The United States Eighth Army is a field army of the U.S. Army best known for its major combat role in the Korean War and its longstanding presence as a key component of American forces in East Asia.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Eighth United States Army 24
Eighth United States Army in Korea 4
U.S. Eighth Army 4

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
formation of the United States Army ⓘ
abbreviation EUSA ⓘ
alliedWith Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
United Nations Command ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army
commandStructure U.S. Army Pacific ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC)
componentOf United Nations Command ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Command (Korea) ground forces

United States Forces Korea ⓘ
cooperatesWith Combined Forces Command ⓘ
ROK-U.S. Combined Division ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagedIn Korean War ⓘ
Allied occupation of Japan ⓘ
surface form: Occupation of Japan

Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
post-Armistice defense of South Korea ⓘ
garrison Camp Humphreys ⓘ
garrisonCountry South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Korea
headquartersFunction war-fighting headquarters for ground operations in Korea ⓘ
historicalRole conducted fighting withdrawal in winter 1950–1951 ⓘ
led UN ground forces in early Korean War campaigns ⓘ
participated in advance to the Yalu River ⓘ
participated in defense of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ
stabilized front near 38th parallel ⓘ
maintains combined training exercises with Republic of Korea forces ⓘ
nickname United States Eighth Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eighth Army
notableFor combat operations in the Korean War ⓘ
long-term presence in East Asia ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
peacetimeFunction administrative control of U.S. Army units in Korea ⓘ
theater army for the Korean Peninsula ⓘ
primaryMission defense of the Republic of Korea ⓘ
deterrence of aggression on the Korean Peninsula ⓘ
region Asia-Pacific ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
surface form: Northeast Asia
responsibility ground component of United States Forces Korea ⓘ
training and readiness of U.S. Army forces in Korea ⓘ
role field army headquarters ⓘ
strategicImportance deterrent against North Korean aggression ⓘ
key element of U.S. forward presence in East Asia ⓘ
subordinateTo U.S. Army Pacific ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Pacific

United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ
surface form: United States Indo-Pacific Command (operationally via USARPAC)
theater East Asia ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ
type operational-level headquarters ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

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

Battle of Pork Chop Hill → commandersSide → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
Maxwell D. Taylor → servedIn → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Battle of Pusan Perimeter → involvedForce → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Eighth Army
Matthew Ridgway → commanded → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
United States Army General Mark W. Clark → notableCommand → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
subject surface form: Mark W. Clark
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army in Korea
Battle of Mindanao (1945) → militaryUnitInvolved → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
United States Forces Korea → componentCommand → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
13th Corps → subordinateTo → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
subject surface form: XIII Corps
this entity surface form: Eighth Army
Mark W. Clark → notableCommand → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army in Korea
30th Corps → subordinateTo → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
subject surface form: XXX Corps
this entity surface form: Eighth Army
Camp Humphreys → garrison → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
United States 2nd Infantry Division → higherCommand → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
United States Eighth Army → nickname → United States Eighth Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker → commanded → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group → opponent → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
United States X Corps → subordinateTo → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
United States X Corps → associatedWith → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army in Korea
Commander, Eighth United States Army → partOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Commander, Eighth United States Army → hasAbbreviation → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: CG, Eighth Army
Operation VICTOR V → commandStructure → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
United States Army Forces in Korea → hasPart → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Yongsan Garrison → usedBy → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Yongsan Garrison → hostedUnit → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army headquarters
Commander, United States Forces Korea → oversees → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Eighth Army
501st Military Intelligence Brigade → partOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
USAG Humphreys → garrisonFor → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Japanese Fourteenth Area Army → opponent → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
Indianhead Division → partOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
2ID → partOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
subject surface form: 2nd Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Indianhead shoulder sleeve insignia → associatedWith → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army in Korea
2nd Infantry Division → partOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
2nd Infantry Division → higherCommand → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Wesley Merritt → notableCommanderOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Eighth Army Corps
EUSA → fullName → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
EUSA → abbreviationOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
ROK-U.S. Combined Division → partOf → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
ROK-U.S. Combined Division → operationalControl → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
X Corps → subordinateTo → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
Chinese First Phase Offensive → militaryUnit → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Eighth Army
Korean War U.S. Army infantry veterans → servedUnder → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth United States Army
First Battle of Naktong Bulge → opponent → United States Eighth Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Eighth Army