Talk:Walton Walker

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Please look at http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-22/CMH_Pub_30-22.pdf

I am taking a course on Modern American Military History at my college and that is by textbook. According to Stewart, He was born in 1880. See p. 237. I am new to editing, so hope this is helpful.

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INITIAL ARTICLE ON WALTON WALKER

I wrote the initial article, basing it on my readings about the Korean War, including but not limited to the references listed at the bottom of the article page. Not being versed in the computer embellishments to make it more "reader friendly," such as section headings, hyperlinks, etc., I realize it may appear a bit drab and old-fashioned. I hope to return to it, in the not too distant future, to "dress it up" and make it more...modern.

However, I welcome any discussion or debate from anyone about Walker or the Korean War. The men from all sides, and the civilian victims, from both North and South Korea, deserve to be remembered, and commemerated. As the title of Clay Blair's fine history(one of my references) suggests, what happened in Korea between 1950 and 1953 has largely been forgotten, if not in the Koreas, certainly in the United States and the rest of the world.

Let us try and correct that situation here and in other places.

Beau Martin/aka dubeaux November 10, 2005

Beau, you may want to look at David Halberstam's book, "The Coldest Winter". It gives insights into General Walker's performance and command decisioms including his interaction with MacArthur and Almond. William L. Schlotterer 04:46, 16 November 2007 (UTC) Will[reply]

Editing

I took a stab at copy editing this article- I mostly sought to make the wording more neutral and non-analytical. Some of the deleted statements can be added back if they are backed up with some citations.Wkharrisjr (talk) 16:57, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Puffery

This article reads like a puff piece. Eighth Army was being destroyed by December when Walker died. I shall turn my attention to this when I can, but I hope some Smart Person might help. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 04:52, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Absurdity of the "Distinguished Flying Cross"

The Absurdity of the "Distinguished Flying Cross". This article indicates that Walker received the DFC twice, BUT nowhere else does it indicate that he was an aviator of any kind, attended flight school, served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, or that he was a pilot, navigator, bombardier, or aircrewman of any kind. He most certainly was not an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II or the Korean War because he was commanding ground forces like armored divisions, the XX Corps, and the ground troops of the 8th Army in Korea. It is a salient fact that if such decorations were awarded to him, there must be some foundation behind them.
For example John H. Glenn won the DFC six times, but it is well-documented that he was a Marine Aviator, a distinguished pilot during World War II and the Korean War, a distinguished test pilot, and an astronaut who was awarded the DFC for his flight in Friendship 7. Let's get real!47.215.188.197 (talk) 18:26, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]