biography
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Walker, Walton (Harris)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1889–1950)
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| biography:
| US soldier, born in Belton, Texas, USA. A combat veteran of both World Wars, he commanded United Nations ground forces in Korea in 1950. He directed the defensive battle of the Pusan Perimeter, then led the counter-offensive that drove North Korean forces N to the Manchurian border. He was killed when his jeep collided with a truck near Seoul. |
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