Fourth United States Army

History

The Fourth United States Army was organized as Fourth Army in the Organized Reserves in 1922 at New York City, NY. It was withdrawn from the Organized Reserves on 9 August 1932 and allotted to the Regular Army as an inactive unit. It was activated 1 October 1933 and headquartered at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. It was redesignated Fourth United States Army on 1 January 1957.

The Fourth United States Army has no combat record. It remained in the Continental United States during World War II, training tactical units to operate efficiently in combat. In addition, Fourth Army was largely responsible for the defense of the West Coast.

During the 1960s, the Fourth Army operated "Tigerland," an infantry training school at Louisiana's Fort Polk to prepare new recruits for infantry combat in Vietnam. In July 1971, the Fourth Army was disbanded and consolidated with Fifth United States Army at Fort Sam Houston.

Some of the past commanders were:

• George S. Simonds (1936–1938)
• Albert Jesse Bowley, Sr. (1938–1939)
• John L. DeWitt (1939–1943)
• William Hood Simpson (1943–1944)
• John P. Lucas (1944–1945)
• Alexander Patch (1945)
• Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (1946–1947)
• William M. Hoge (1952–1953)
• LeRoy Lutes (1949–1952)
• Donald Prentice Booth (1961–1962)
• James R. Hall (1989–1991) *Served as the last Commanding General, through inactivation.

Tenure and Closure at Fort Sheridan

Between 1984 and 1992, Fort Sheridan served as the...
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