ADMIN Posted November 22, 2006 NAME: VIII Corps / Eighth Corps / 8th Corps / VIII Army Corps NICKNAME: None. BATTLE HONORS: World War II Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe ACTIVATED: Nov 1918 Oct 14, 1940 1947(?) DEACTIVATED: 1919 Dec 15, 1945 April 1, 1968 HISTORY: World War I The VIII Corps was organized November 1918 in the Regular Army at Montigny-sur-Aube, France. World War II The Eighth Corps was activated on October 14th, 1940, with Headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and had one change of station before embarking for the European Theater in December of 1943. The Corps was first stationed near Worcestershire, England, where it was in charge of First U.S. Army Group Reserves and then moved to Marbury Park, Cheshire, where it processed incoming Third Army troops. The Eighth returned to the United States in August of 1945 after having fought in five campaigns and was inactivated on December 15th, 1945, at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Subordinate Units 1st Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division 17th Airborne Division 82nd Airborne Division 101st Airborne Division 106th Infantry Division Post-World War II Not long after deactivation, VIII Corps was once again slated for activation. It was activated as part of the organized reserves. For almost the next twenty years, VIII Corps remained in the role of training soldiers for overseas deployment. VIII Corps was deactivated in April 1, 1968. Divisional history from: http://www.pbase.com/sfce7/image/43272440 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Baker Posted February 26, 2007 VIII Corps. Collecting WWII Armor and Tank Destroyer Items Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teamski Posted September 14, 2008 Two more variations including an OD bordered green-back. -Ski In Memory Of......Pte Harold Griffiths, 1805, 1/6th Manchester Regt, KIA June 4th, 1915 in GallipoliCpl Isaac Judges, 40494, 6th East Yorkshire Regt, KIA October 3rd, 1917 in YpresMay they rest in peace..... MSgt - USAF Retired Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
36-tex Posted June 24, 2011 VIII Corp Sell and / or trade items: http://s1080.photobucket.com/albums/j335/36tex/Military Collectables For Sale or Trade/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vzemke Posted May 17, 2015 Pre WWII mutli piece wool felt Follow me on Facebook @zemkecollectables Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vzemke Posted May 17, 2015 WWII era on blue twill Follow me on Facebook @zemkecollectables Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
