Alonzo Patrick Fox Alonzo Patrick Fox ( November 11 , 1895 – December 19 , 1984 ) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army . He was prominent in the 1950s as a military advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for National Security Council Affairs following his retirement from the Army . General Fox was also the father in law of Alexander Haig . Birth and early life . “ Pat ” Fox was born on November 11 , 1895 in St . Louis , Missouri . He graduated from St . Louis University in 1917 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry . During World War I he was stationed at Camp Funston , Kansas . Post World War I . In 1921 Fox graduated from the Infantry School Basic Course . Fox served in the Philippines from 1923 to 1924 and Hawaii from 1932 to 1935 . In 1932 Fox graduated from the Infantry School Advanced Course . In the mid - 1930s Fox served as an assistant professor of military science for the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Maine at Orono . Fox graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1938 . From 1938 to 1942 Fox served as an Instructor at the Fort Benning Infantry School . World War II . When the U . S . entered World War II , Fox was promoted to brigadier general and in 1943 became assistant division commander of the 102nd Infantry Division , serving with the division through campaigns in northern France , the Rhineland and Central Europe . Post World War II . From 1945 to 1946 Fox served as commander of the War Department Personnel Center at Fort Sam Houston , Texas , where he was responsible for the demobilization and discharge of soldiers returning from World War II . In 1946 General Fox was appointed as a deputy chief of staff of the Supreme Command Allied Powers in Japan . Korean War . When the United Nations Command was formed during the Korean War Fox was named one of its deputy chiefs of staff . Fox participated in the Inchon landing in September 1950 and received the Silver Star . Post Korean War . The following year , General Fox was named the Army ’ s member of the Joint Strategic Survey Committee , a senior advisory group of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . From 1954 to 1955 Fox served as chief of staff for Allied Forces in Southern Europe . Fox served as military adviser to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1955 to 1957 . Retirement and awards . General Fox retired from the Army in 1957 . His decorations included multiple awards of the Distinguished Service Medal , the Silver Star , the Legion of Merit , and three Bronze Star s . Post military work . From 1957 to 1959 Fox served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for National Security Council Affairs . Death and burial . In retirement Fox resided in McLean , Virginia . He died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington , D . C . on December 19 , 1984 . He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery , Section 2 , Site 4735 - G RH . Personal . Fox was married to Elizabeth Jordan ( October 7 , 1900 – February 20 , 1964 ) . Their children included a son , Army Colonel Eugene A . Fox , and a daughter , Patricia Fox . Patricia Fox was the wife of Alexander M . Haig Jr .