Mr. Richard P. Porter Sr. Mr. Porter’s education includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and continued education at the University of Heidelberg. His service to his country included three years of military service and 35 years of civil service. His civil service career began in 1946. He […]
Timothy Pickering was born at Salem, Massachusetts, on July 17, 1745, of a family prominent since the early years of settlement. His father was sufficiently well-to-do to give him a good education, and he graduated from Harvard College in 1763. He later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1768 but never attained […]
Colonel Brown graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps. After serving various assignments as a Medical Service Corps Officer, Colonel Brown voluntarily branch transferred to the Quartermaster Corps while assigned at the National Training Center as an Observer Controller. Colonel Brown […]
One of the newest artifacts in the Army Quartermaster Museum is a WWI mobile laundry disinfecting unit. The laundry unit was able to destroy lice, and most importantly their eggs, in clothing by a combination of heated steam and formaldehyde at temperatures over… read more
Extracted From:America’s Munitions 1917-1918Report of Benedict Crowell, The Assistant Secretary of War, Director of Munitions Government Printing Office, Washington – 1919 SUBSISTENCE. When the American soldier went to war against Germany he took his appetite with him. The task of keeping that appetite satisfied with good food (and the soldier, therefore, contented and well) fell […]
Petroleum & Water World War IWater-Cart showing manner in which it is filled by pumps on rear end. Tank held 150 gal., filled in 20 min, Marbache, (Meurthe-et-Moselle), France,8 September 1918 World War IIRefueling with 5 Gallon-cans NCO from the 4th Quartermaster Company Water Section… read more Mortuary Affairs Today CPT Arnd Frie CPT Jamie […]
COL William J. Flanagan, Jr. Colonel Flanagan is a native of Saratoga Springs, NY, was commissioned through ROTC at Cornell University in June 1960. During his 30 years of active service, he likely did more to improve Army food service than any other officer in the history of the Quartermaster Corps. He was able to […]
Upon completing ROTC and graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, General Henry was commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1959. Throughout his career of nearly 33 years, General Henry held a variety of important Quartermaster, mission-related, command and staff positions – from small units in the field to the large Defense Contracting Management Command, a joint Department […]
Korean War Era By Richard S. BoutellePresident of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation The Quartermaster Review, September-October 1950 The old adage “the bigger they are the harder they fall” is taking a kicking around in the air-delivery business. It has been our business for… read more World War II Era Dr. Steven AndersQuartermaster Professional Bulletin […]
SFC Kenneth E. Price, Jr. Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Spring 1994 Quartermaster water support during Operation Restore Hope in Jilib, Somalia, reinforced one non-commissioned officer’s viewpoint of the Army’s need for strict sanitation requirements with water purification equipment. In this article, SFC Kenneth E. Price, Jr., tells about deploying from the schoolhouse at Fort Lee, […]
By COLONEL T. M. KNOX, Q. M. C.The Quartermaster Review March-April 1930 Background on the Army Transport Service (ATS) the “Army’s Navy” THE ability to quickly move an army under modern conditions is probably as important a factor in the success of a campaign as valor and fighting efficiency, while to attempt movements of large […]
General McLaughlin became synonymous with the high quality of Army Food Service because of his initiatives that included establishing courses for Army cooks and bakers, building a world-class culinary Arts Team and establishing a British exchange program. He was an enlisted soldier in the Army in the 1930s who rejoined civilian life to complete his […]
World War II 1st Lt J.T. Holmes*The Quartermaster ReviewSeptember-October 1945 *This article is based on an interview with 1st Lt. James Cooper. who was in the Quartermaster Office, Base K Headquarters, during the Leyte invasion. Lt. Cooper handled several jobs… read more World War II The Quartermaster ReviewJuly-August 1945 Quartermaster support of operations in Luzon, […]
Other Aerial Delivery Historical Articles CPT Kenneth L. Stanten & CW2 Martin J. Neises Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – September 1988 The mission of the 21st Support Command is to provide logistical support to the U.S. Army European Theater of Operation. Within the 21st Support Command, the 5th… read more Korean War Era Airborne Quartermaster Field […]
