American Revolution By Edward PaysonThe Quartermaster Review May-June 1950 It was March 1778 and on the hills of Valley Forge, rising above the Sehuylkill River, lay the winter quarters of George Washington ‘s Continental Army. On this scenically beautiful spot, commanding a broad… read more World War I Extracted From:America’s Munitions 1917-1918Report of Benedict Crowell, […]
Colonel David Saunders was commissioned in the Regular Army following graduation from the ROTC Program at North Carolina State University in June 1959. Throughout his outstanding career, Colonel Saunders commanded at the Company, Battalion, and Brigade level. During the Vietnam War, in which he volunteered twice, he served as the Forward Area Support Officer, 1st […]
Colonel Daniel Eby culminated his distinguished service as the G-4 V Corps after commanding the 3d Armored Division’s Division Support Command (DISCOM) in combat. As a Major, he served in the 3rd Armored Division in Germany. First as the S-4 of the DISCOM where he organized the property book accounts of the DISCOM units and […]
Colonel Jimmie Chaffin graduated from Henderson State University as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. For over 26-years, he distinguished himself in a wide variety of challenging command and staff assignments serving in six Army combat Divisions in Korea, Europe, Vietnam, and in the United States. […]
Chief Warrant Officer Four Bennie Manning, a native of Raleigh North Carolina, attended Saint Augustine’s College before enlisting in the United States Army in 1963. After completing Parachute Rigger School at the top of his class, he was assigned to the 11th Quartermaster Parachute Support Company in Wiesbaden Germany. CW4 Manning reported to Yuma Proving […]
SES Mary E. Harvey-Beattie SES Harvey-Beattie retired from Federal Service in 1996 culminating a 33 year career. She holds a Master’s Degree in Nation Resource Management, George Washington University, Washington DC. Over her 35 year career, SES Harvey-Beattie served in a variety of high level Department of Defense positions. Among them, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of […]
Command Sergeant Major Sean J. Rice is a respected and successful career Army Logistician with 34+ years of experience; known for delivering results, building cohesive teams and bringing excellence to every organization he’s been fortunate to lead. Command Sergeant Major Sean J. Rice hails from Ft. Leavenworth, KS, and enlisted in the United States Army […]
by Josh | Aug 11, 2022 Nathanael Greene was born in Rhode Island in 1742 of Quaker parentage. From boyhood he was trained to work in the mills and the forge owned by his father. While he attended no college, he displayed an aptitude for study, and his reading was guided by Ezra Stiles, who… […]
Chief Warrant Officer Five Gowin was drafted into the U.S. Army and trained at Fort Lee for a supply specialty. He was awarded MOS 76Y10, Unit and Organization Supply Specialist. His initial assignment was with Company C, 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Republic of Vietnam. He then went to the 12th Personnel Administration […]
CSM Cynthia Ann Pritchett CSM Pritchett entered the Army in 1973 during the waning years of the Women’s Army Corps. Shortly thereafter, she was integrated into the Quartermaster Corps. For 37 years she was known as a trailblazer, a standard bearer, a magnificent and selfless soldier, a premier leader and logistician, and a warrior and […]
General History Glen C MorrisQuartermaster Professional Bulletin-Summer 1992 Ever since the U.S. Army drew its first “line in the sand” at Lexington, MA, in the days of the American Revolution, commanders have been responsible for providing their soldiers with quality subsistence in… read more Civil War By J. Britt McCarleyQuartermaster Professional Bulletin – December 1988 […]
Colonel Shaw was commissioned a Second Lieutenant from the ROTC program at Eastern Kentucky University. He completed combat tours in Vietnam and Panama (Operation Just Cause). Colonel Shaw served as a Logistics Advisor assigned to Advisory Team 36, US Military Assistance Command-Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam. He also served as a Supply, Maintenance and Direct Support […]
Prior to retirement from the U.S. Army on 1 January 2003, General Bates served as the Commander, 19th Theater Support Command, Eighth U.S. Army, Republic of Korea. In this capacity he was responsible for logistics support and installation management for U.S. Army forces in Korea, as well as for planning wartime logistics to support U.S. […]
By Harold Raugh, DLA Chief Historian DLA Public Affairs Fort Belvoir, Virginia In September 1961, Army Lt. Gen. Andrew T. McNamara was named the first director of the Defense Supply Agency, the forerunner to the Defense Logistics Agency. McNamara, then deputy commanding general of the Eighth U.S. Army in Korea, assumed command of the agency […]
