William J . Livsey William James Livsey ( born June 8 , 1931 ) is a retired United States Army four - star general who served as Commander in Chief , United Nations Command / Commander in Chief , ROK / U . S . Combined Forces Command / Commander , United States Forces Korea / Commanding General , Eighth United States Army ( CINCUNC / CINCCFC / COMUSFK / CG EUSA ) , 1984 - 1987 . Livsey is a native of Clarkston , Georgia . He is a 1952 graduate of North Georgia College . Years later he served as a trustee for the university foundation . He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the Regular Army . He has a Masters degree in Psychology from Vanderbilt University . His military schooling includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses , the U . S . Army Command and General Staff College where he graduated first in his class , the Armed Forces Staff College , and the Army War College . In 1953 , Livsey served his first combat tour as platoon leader with the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea . He commanded his first company with the 30th Infantry at Fort Benning , Georgia in 1954 . From 1958 to 1961 , he served in Germany as a company commander in the 2nd Armored Rifle Battalion , 36th Infantry , 3rd Armored Division . He served his second combat tour in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 with the 4th Infantry Division as Assistant Chief of Staff , G - 3 ( Operations ) , and as the Commander , 2nd Battalion , 35th Infantry of the 3rd Brigade Task Force . In May 1971 , Livsey took command of the 2nd Brigade 4th Infantry Division ( Mechanized ) at Fort Carson . He later returned to Fort Carson in 1974 to serve as the Assistant Division Commander ( Support ) and as the Assistant Division Commander ( Maneuver ) for the 4th ID ( M ) until June 1976 . From July 1977 to May 1979 , he was the Commanding General of the Infantry Center and Commandant of the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning , Georgia . In May 1979 , Livsey became the Commanding General of the 8th Infantry Division ( Mechanized ) , United States Army Europe where he served until June 1981 . He then assumed the position of Commanding General , VII Corps , USAREUR , and served there until July 1983 . From July 1983 until April 1984 he served as the Deputy Commanding General , United States Army Forces Command as well as Commanding General of the Third United States Army , Fort McPherson , Georgia . Other notable assignments include , I Corps Chief of Staff in Korea , Executive to the Army Chief of Staff in Washington , D . C . and Southeast Asia , staff officer in the Office of Research and Development , and leadership instructor at West Point . In May , 1984 , and until his retirement on June 30 , 1987 , Livsey served as Commander - in - Chief , United Nations Command / Commander - in - Chief Combined Forces Command / Commander , United States Forces , Korea / Commanding General Eighth United States Army . Livsey ' s awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Army Distinguished Service Medal ( with Oak Leaf Cluster ) , Silver Star , Legion of Merit ( with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters ) , Distinguished Flying Cross , Bronze Star with " V " Device , Air Medal s , Army Commendation Medal with " V " Device ( with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters ) , Combat Infantryman Badge ( 2nd Award ) , Army Staff Identification Badge , and the Parachutist Badge . In October 2008 , a portion of Highway 314 in Fayetteville , GA was renamed in his honor , the ' General Bill Livsey Highway ' . Numerous active and retired military leaders , including Major General Jack Wheeler , were in attendance . Also in attendance was HeroBox , a non - profit organization that sends custom care packages to American soldiers . On April 18 , 2009 , the drill field at the center of the University of North Georgia ' s campus was renamed the William J . " Lipp " Livsey Drill Field in the retired General ' s honor . A commemorative plaque bearing Livsey ' s likeness was added near the reviewing stand . Livsey and his wife , the former Bena Sue Burns , currently reside in Fayetteville , Georgia . They have four sons .