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Fourth United States Army

Fourth United States Army

Military unit

Fourth United States Army was a field army of the United States Army between 1932 and 1991.

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History

In 1922, Fourth Army was organized as a unit of the Organized Reserves in New York City.[2] It was allotted to the Regular Army as an inactive unit on 9 August 1932.[2] It was activated 1 October 1933 and headquartered at the Presidio of San Francisco, California.[3] In January 1944, Fourth Army moved its headquarters to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.[3] It was redesignated Fourth United States Army on 1 January 1957.[2]

Fourth Army remained in the Continental United States during World War II, largely responsible for the defense of the West Coast and training tactical units to operate efficiently in combat.[3] During the 1960s, Fourth Army operated "Tigerland", an infantry training school at Louisiana's Fort Polk that prepared recruits for infantry combat in Vietnam.[4] In July 1971, Fourth Army was consolidated with Fifth United States Army at Fort Sam Houston.[5]

Between 1984 and 1991, Fourth Army was based at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.[3] Lieutenant General James R. Hall served as the last commanding general, holding the position from 1989 until Fourth Army was inactivated in 1991.[3]

Past commanders

Notes

  1. O'Connor suffered a heart attack and died in March 1971, approximately three weeks after assuming command.[12]
  2. Fourth Army merged with Fifth Army in 1971; Underwood assumed command of the reorganized Fifth Army[5]

References

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    Wilson, John B., Center of Military History, United States Army (1987). Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 19 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    Young, Gordon R., ed. (1959). The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the United States Army. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Company. pp. 78–79, 640 – via Google Books.
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    Enstad, Robert (27 September 1991). "4th Army To Go Out With Bang". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL.
  4. [4]
    "Fourth Army Deputy General Tours Ft. Polk". Lake Charles American Press. Lake Charles, LA. 21 November 1966. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Gen. Underwood To Get 4th Star". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, OK. 6 August 1971. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Clay, Steven E. U.S. Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 (PDF). Vol. I. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. p. 127.
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    U.S. Department of the Army (1950). The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 496–497 – via Google Books.
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    "Colorful Rites Mark End of General's Career". San Antonio Express. San Antonio, TX. 21 October 1958. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
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    Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives (1965). "Listing of Principal Officials Responsible for Administration of Activities Discussed In General Accounting Office Reports of Materiel Readiness". U.S. Army Readiness: Hearings Before the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53 – via Google Books.
  10. [10]
    Zierdt, William H. Jr., ed. (December 1965). "Who's News". The Army Reserve Magazine. Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve. p. 30 – via Google Books.
  11. [11]
    Schmitt, William V., ed. (January 1968). "Bravo Brings Bravos". Army Digest. Washington, DC: Chief of Information, United States Army. p. 65 – via Google Books.
  12. [12]
    "Died—Lt. Gen. George G. O'Connor". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Alexandria-Pineville, LA. 24 March 1971. p. B-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    Miller, Stanley D. (29 September 1991). "Fourth Army deactivated amid pomp, circumstance, sadness". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, WI. Associated Press. p. F-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Edward C. Peter II". The Washington Post. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. [15]
    Walker, Chris (1 June 1989). "Holding the Line". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

General references

  • History of the Fourth Army, Jack B. Beardwood, Washington, D.C., 1946 (N.P. Army Ground Force Study No. 18)
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