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 GeneralJames R. Hall served as the last commanding general, holding the position from 1989 until Fourth Army was inactivated in 1991.[3]
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