page_title: Clovis E. Byers
section_title: Korean War
hierarchical_section_title: Clovis E. Byers / Korean War
caption_attribution_description: 한국어: 펀치볼 부근을 시찰한 유엔군 수뇌부.(좌로부터 콜린스 대장, 리지웨이 대장, 밴플리트 대장, 미 제10군단장 바이어스 소장, 백선엽 소장) 中文（繁體）‎: 於韓國酒缽盆地附近視察的聯合國軍首腦層。（左起：科林斯上將、李奇威上將、范弗里特上將、美第10軍軍長拜爾斯少將、白善燁少將） English: Inspection by leading figures of the UN Forces nearby Punchbowl, Korea. (Left to right: Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Gen. Matthew Ridgway, Gen. James Van Fleet, X Corps commander Maj. Gen. Clovis E. Byers, Maj. Gen. Paik Sun-yup)
context_page_description: Clovis E. Byers was an American soldier and general in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his role as Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II and in the Occupation of Japan. He was wounded while leading American troops from the front at the Battle of Buna-Gona, and also played an important part in the fighting at Lone Tree Hill, Biak, and the Philippines campaign.
  After the war, he commanded the famous 82nd Airborne Division.
  He commanded the X Corps in the Korean War and as such was in overall command at the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge and the Battle of Bloody Ridge.
context_section_description: On returning to the United States in 1948, Byers became commander of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 1949, he returned to Washington, D.C. as Deputy Assistant Army Chief of Staff G-1 (Personnel).
  In July 1951, Byers replaced Major General Edward Almond as commander of X Corps, then engaged in combat in Korea. As such, Byers was in overall command at the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge and the Battle of Bloody Ridge.
caption: Byers (second from right) inspecting nearby Punchbowl, Korea during his tenure as the commander of X Corps in 1951.
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