The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Walton Harris Walker

Walker, Walton Harris

General

* 3rd of December 1889

† 22nd of December 1950

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1935-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-02-14 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1941-07-10 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-02-16 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1942-05-01 Colonel
1945-04-15 Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1934-02-01 1935-08-14 Attached to Inspector-General Department, 3rd Corps Area
1935-08-15 1936-06-20 Attending the Army War College
1936-08-14 1937-08-04 Executive Officer, 5th Infantry Brigade
1936-08-14 1937-08-04 Executive Officer, Vancouver Barracks, Washington
1936-08-14 1937-08-04 Executive Officer, Vancouver Civil Conservation Corps District
1939-01-XX 1941-04-XX Executive Officer, War Plans Division, War Department General Staff
1941-04-XX 1941-07-XX Commanding Officer 36th Armored Infantry Regiment
1941-07-XX 1942-01-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Armored Brigade
1942-01-XX 1942-08-XX Commanding General 3rd Armored Division
1942-09-05 1943-10-10 Commanding General VI Armored Corps
1942-11-XX 1943-03-XX Commanding General Desert Training Center, Camp Young, California
1943-10-10 1945-05-XX Commanding General XX Corps [Northwestern Europe]
1945-06-15 1946-06-XX Commanding General 8th Service Command
1946-06-11 1948-10-20 Commanding General 5th Army
1948-XX-XX 1950-12-22 Commanding General 8th Army [Japan - Korea]
1950-XX-XX Commanding General United Nations Ground Forces in Korea
1950-12-22 Killed in a car accident
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley