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General Walton Walker dies in a jeep accident and is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway in the Eighth United States Army.
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Walton Walker
United States Army general (1889–1950)
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Matthew Ridgway
United States Army general (1895–1993)
Matthew Bunker Ridgway was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Although he saw no combat service in World War I, he was intensively involved in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Only Field Army of the U.S. Army stationed in South Korea
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