Walter Leo Weible Walter Leo Weible was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army . Early life . Weible was born on June 2 , 1896 in Waterbury , Connecticut . He graduated from Pratt Institute in 1917 with a degree in engineering . World War I . Weible enlisted for World War I as a Private in the Army Coast Artillery on December 17 , 1917 . He served on Long Island until June 25 , 1918 , when he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery . Post - World War I . Weible served throughout the United States in the 1920s and 1930s . In 1927 he graduated from the Coast Artillery School . In 1928 Weible graduated from the Engineer Officer Advanced Course . Weible graduated from the Chemical Warfare Officer Course in 1928 , afterwards carrying out an assignment at Fort Winfield Scott , where he remained until 1930 . In 1930 Weible was transferred to Hawaii . , and in 1931 he was assigned to Fort MacArthur , where he stayed until 1933 . Weible then attended the Command & General Staff College , from which he graduated in 1935 . In 1938 Weible graduated from the Army War College , and in 1939 he graduated from the Army Industrial College . World War II . From 1942 to 1943 Weible was Deputy Director of Military Training for the Army Service Forces . In 1943 he was appointed as Director , receiving promotion to Major General , and serving until 1945 . Post - World War II . General Weible served during the occupation of Japan as commander of Headquarters and Service Group , the logistical and administrative unit of the Far East Command . Korean War . In 1950 Weible was appointed commander of the Japan Logistical Command , based in Yokohama . The JLC was responsible for supporting fighting units in Korea by pre - ordering supplies and equipment from the United States , and then maintaining stockpiles in Japan for rapid transport into the combat theater . Post - Korean War . Weible was named Deputy Commander of the 5th United States Army in 1953 and was promoted to Lieutenant General . Later in 1953 Weible was named the Army ’ s Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations & Administration . In 1956 a reorganization of the roles and responsibilities of the Army staff resulted in Weible ’ s appointment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel , where he remained until his 1957 retirement . McCarthy Hearings Controversy . During the McCarthy hearings of 1954 and 1955 , Senator McCarthy objected to the Army ’ s decision to promote dentist Irving Peress to Major on the grounds that he was a security risk . Peress subsequently received an honorable discharge despite McCarthy ’ s call for a court - martial . General Weible later testified that he was responsible for approving the honorable discharge for Peress , determining that McCarthy ’ s request wasn ’ t a sufficient reason to deny it . Weible also testified that he might have made a different determination if information about Peress later revealed by McCarthy had been known to him at the time . Awards and decorations . General Weible ’ s decorations included multiple awards of the Distinguished Service Medal , including two for World War II , the Legion of Merit , and the Bronze Star . Civilian career . Weible had served as President of the Association of the United States Army in the mid 1950s , while it was still an unofficial organization . After retiring from the Army Weible was employed as AUSA ’ s Executive Vice President . Retirement and Death . In retirement General Weible lived in Montgomery County , Maryland . He died in Rockville , Maryland , in February , 1980 . Other . In 1955 Weible received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Pratt Institute . The Walter L . Weible Papers are stored at the U . S . Army ' s Military History Institute .