Robert Wesley Colglazier , Jr . Robert Wesley Colglazier , Jr . ( 1904 – 1993 ) was a United States Army Lieutenant General . He was prominent as the highest - ranking member of the Army Reserve on duty with the Regular Army in the 1960s , and as commander of the Fourth United States Army . In the 1950s and 1960s Colglazier was recognized as one of the military ' s foremost experts on logistics management . Early life . Colglazier graduated from Texas A & M University in 1925 with a degree in civil engineering , and began employment with his family ' s construction company , San Antonio ' s Colglazier Construction Company . During the Great Depression Colglazier worked as director of the operations division for the Works Progress Administration in Texas . Start of military career . Colglazier received a commission as a Second Lieutenant upon graduating from college , and began a career in the Army Reserve . World War II . In 1941 Colglazier was called to active duty for World War II . After returning to active duty as a Captain , he played a key role in the planning and organization for construction of the Pentagon . He attained the rank of Colonel while carrying out engineer staff officer assignments in Northern Ireland , England , North Africa Italy and France . From 1942 to 1943 Colglazier was an engineer plans officer for the Mediterranean Base Section . Post World War II . After the war Colglazier returned to San Antonio as President of the family business , now reorganized as Colglazier McKennon Construction , while also continuing to serve with the Army Reserve . Korean War . In 1951 Colglazier was recalled to active duty for the Korean War . His assignments included several positions in the office of the Army ' s Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics , G4 , where he coordinated the flow of supplies and equipment into South Korea and was recognized for his expertise in the field of military logistics management . Post Korean War . After the Korean War Colgaizer was assigned as commander of U . S . Army Europe ’ s Communications Zone , serving from 1956 to 1957 . From 1957 to 1959 Colgaizer was the Army ' s Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics . In 1959 he was named Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics , receiving promotion to Lieutenant General and serving until 1964 . At the time of his promotion Colgaizer was the highest ranking reservist serving on active duty . During this assignment Colglazier oversaw modernization of weapons and vehicles and an increase in procurement as the Army ' s effort in Vietnam increased . Vietnam War . From 1964 to 1966 Colglazier commanded the Fourth Army in San Antonio . During his command he was dispatched to Louisiana by President Lyndon Johnson to coordinate disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Betsy . During his command Colgaizer also generated headlines when he reduced the sentence of Private First Class Winstel R . Belton , who had gone on a hunger strike to protest orders to report to Vietnam . Belton was originally sentenced to five years imprisonment , but Colglazier reduced the penalty to a one year suspended sentence , provided that Belton report to Vietnam , which he did . Awards . His personal decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal , Army Commendation Medal , Order of the British Empire , French Legion of Honor and French Croix de Guerre . Military retirement and later career . Colglazier retired from the Army in 1966 . In retirement he remained active with Texas A & M , serving as councilman - at - large for the Association of Former Students . He was named a Texas A & M Distinguished Alumnus in 1971 . In 1997 he was inducted to the Texas A & M Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor . Death and burial . Colglazier resided in San Antonio and died there on January 23 , 1993 . He was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery , Section AI , Plot 644 .