The Eighth United States Army (EUSA), is a field army, the commanding formation of all United States Army forces in South Korea. A task force of troops which are composed of personnel from the Republic of Korea-United States alliance, it is based in Yongsan Garrison, in the Yongsan District of Seoul, South Korea.
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| - The Eighth United States Army (EUSA), is a field army, the commanding formation of all United States Army forces in South Korea. A task force of troops which are composed of personnel from the Republic of Korea-United States alliance, it is based in Yongsan Garrison, in the Yongsan District of Seoul, South Korea.
- The Eighth United States Army (EUSA or Eighth Army) was the field army which served as the commanding formation for ground forces operations during the Korean War. Formed in 1944, EUSA units fought in the Southwest Pacific campaign and then in the Philippines before arriving in Japan in 1945 where it assumed responsibility as the occupying force there. The Eighth Army remained in South Korea after the armistice in 1953. It is still based there today, headquartered in Seoul, and it still has responsibility for the defense of South Korea.
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| - The Eighth United States Army (EUSA), is a field army, the commanding formation of all United States Army forces in South Korea. A task force of troops which are composed of personnel from the Republic of Korea-United States alliance, it is based in Yongsan Garrison, in the Yongsan District of Seoul, South Korea.
- The Eighth United States Army (EUSA or Eighth Army) was the field army which served as the commanding formation for ground forces operations during the Korean War. Formed in 1944, EUSA units fought in the Southwest Pacific campaign and then in the Philippines before arriving in Japan in 1945 where it assumed responsibility as the occupying force there. When North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, and it became clear that US ground force intervention was necessary, units from the Eighth Army occupation forces in Japan were the first to be shipped to Korea. Outnumbered, lacking in training and equipment, Eighth Army units were badly mauled by the invading North Korean forces at first but eventually enough troops arrived for a determined and successful defense to be mounted and the North Korean advance was halted at the Pusan Perimeter. As the number of troops in the Eighth Army grew, two Corps Headquarters, I Corps and IX Corps were activated to exercise better command and control over the units subordinate to Eighth Army. Later in the war, X Corps was also added to the Order of Battle of the Eighth Army. The Eighth Army remained in South Korea after the armistice in 1953. It is still based there today, headquartered in Seoul, and it still has responsibility for the defense of South Korea.
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