Walton H. Walker
✓ Source-basedfallingUnited States Army general (1889-1950)
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Walton Harris Walker 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.
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At West Point in 1912
Major General Walton H. Walker (right) engaged in conversation with Major General Lindsay McDonald Silvester, commander of the 7th Armored Division, in late August 1944
General Patton with members of his staff. Walker is standing on the right
Senior American commanders tour the newly liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp, 1945. Pictured from right to left are Walton Walker, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton
Lt. Gen. Walker (left) confers with Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, Commander of the 24th Infantry Division, 7 July 1950
A monument in Seoul to honor the service of Gen. Walton H. Walker, 2009Awards 5
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About this person
Walton Harris Walker 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. He received two Distinguished Service Crosses for extraordinary heroism in World War II and the Korean War.
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Lived 1889 to 1950 · aged 61
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