History – Army Quartermaster Foundation, Inc. – Page 3

General History

The intent of this webpage is to provide a short overview of significant historical events in Army Quartermaster history. Because this page is a work in progress, there are sure to be some omissions and errors. Send your comments to [email protected]….

Other History Resources

By Lieut. Colonel C. S. HAMILTON, Q. M. C.The Quartermaster Review – July-August 1927 THE Jeffersonville Quartermaster Intermediate Depot is located in the outskirts of Jeffersonville, Ind. Its location in Jeffersonville is particularly fortunate. This…

Korean War

By 1st LT. Charles A. RogersQuartermaster Review July-August 1951 Nailed to a tree on a typical dust-laden Korean road, a roughly lettered cardboard plaque reads: “______QM.” Innocuous and insignificant, it in no way reveals what it symbolizes: nine months of history,…

World War II

Major General Robert M. Littlejohn–Chief Quartermaster in the ETO Dr. Steven E. AndersQuartermaster Professional Bulletin – Autumn 1993 Logistics-once defined simply as “gitten stuff” –entails what many perceive as the unglamorous side of war. Its successes are often…

Other History Resources

Dr. Steven F. AndersFormer Quartermaster School HistorianCombined Arms Support Command Historianand the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum Staff Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights. Nineteen fifty-eight….

General History

Quartermaster Generals 1775 to Present

World War II

Quartermasters hit the beach (Quartermaster Review Sept-Oct 1944) “No one seems ever to think a soldier in QM ever gets to smell any gunpowder, dig any foxholes, get into any fighting, go without food, mail and the like. Our QM outfit hit the beach on D-day right when…

Somalia

LT David B. Roath SFC Frank NapoleonQuartermaster Professional Bulletin – Autumn 1993 Operations other than war (OOTW)-a new term in the Quartermaster dictionary. Quartermasters have had some opportunities to define and explore this new support concept….

Korean War

by 2nd Lt. Richard L. Henson, QMCQuartermaster Review January-February 1954 EARLY in July of 1951 truce negotiations at Panmunjom, Korea, began. One of the important discussion topics was the exchange of prisoners of war. The final outcome of this topic in the truce…

Civil War

by LT Nick OverbyQuartermaster Professional Bulletin-Winter 1992 “War is Hell” – the famous quote attributed to Major General William T. Sherman – was an understatement for the time and a reality for the soldiers of the Civil War. Unfortunately, historians and others…