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1941-06-XX–1942-01-XXAttached to G-1 Division, War Department General Staff1942-02-XX–1942-06-13Chief of Staff, 77th Infantry Division1942-06-14–1942-12-01Chief of Staff, I Corps [New Guinea]1942-12-06–1942-12-17Commanding General 32nd Infantry Division [New Guinea]1943-01-17–1943-01-26Chief of Staff, Advanced New Guinea Forces1944-09-02–1948-01-15Chief of Staff, 8th Army [Philippines - Japan]1948-03-03–1949-07-18Commanding General 82nd Airborne Division1949-07-19–Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (G-1), Department of the Army General Staff1951-07-15–1951-12-05Commanding General X Corps [Korea]1952-XX-XX–1954-XX-XXChief of Staff, NATO Forces Southern Europe1954-XX-XXCommanding General X Corps1954-XX-XX–1955-XX-XXDeputy Commandant of National War College1955-XX-XX–1957-XX-XXCommandant of NATO Defense College Paris1959-XX-XXRetired

United States Army general (1899–1973)

Lieutenant GeneralClovis Ethelbert Byers (5 November 1899 – 13 December 1973) was a United States Army officer who served 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 (1944–45).

After the war, he commanded the famous 82nd "All American" Airborne Division before going on to command 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.

Education and early life

Byers was born in Columbus, Ohio, on 5 November 1899. He entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, in 1916. He attended Ohio State University in Columbus from 1917 to 1918 before graduating from West Point from 15 Ju

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