Education
Colglazier graduated from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1925 with a degree in civil engineering, and began employment with his family"s construction company, San Antonio"s Colglazier Construction Company.
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Colglazier graduated from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1925 with a degree in civil engineering, and began employment with his family"s construction company, San Antonio"s Colglazier Construction Company.
In the 1950s and 1960s Colglazier was recognized as one of the military"s foremost experts on logistics management. During the Great Depression Colglazier worked as director of the operations division for the Works Progress Administration in Texas. Colglazier received a commission as a Second Lieutenant upon graduating from college, and began a career in the Army Reserve.
In 1941 Colglazier was called to active duty for After returning to active duty as a Captain, he played a key role in the planning and organization for construction of the Pentagon.
From 1942 to 1943 Colglazier was an engineer plans officer for the Mediterranean Base Section. 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.
In 1951 Colglazier was recalled to active duty for the After the Colgaizer was assigned as commander of United States. Army Europe’s Communications Zone, serving from 1956 to 1957. 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.
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.
Colglazier retired from the Army in 1966. In retirement he remained active with Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, serving as councilman-at-large for the Association of Former Students.
He was named a Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Distinguished Alumnus in 1971. In 1997 he was inducted to the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor.
Colglazier resided in San Antonio and died there on January 23, 1993.
He was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Section Artificial Intelligence, Plot 644.
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.