Gander, Newfoundland On the morning of December 12, 1985, at 0645 local time (0515 EST), Arrow Airlines flight 1285, a DC-8-63 charter carrying 248 passengers and a crew of eight, crashed just after takeoff form Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland,… read more Jonestown, Guyana Fort Lee Traveller, December 7, 1978By Frank Wright and Marie […]
Based on Department of the Army General Order #80, 22 November 1954, Battle Credits and Assault Landings for Korea. And DA Pam 672-1 W/Change 4, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, 4 June 1962. Note that these were for the most part units physically located within the territorial limits of Korea. Department of the […]
Quartermaster Review 1930By LT. COLONEL S. C. REYNOLDS, Q. M. C. The Quartermaster Review – September-October 1930 The Front Royal Remount Quartermaster Depot is situated about two miles southeast of Front Royal, Virginia on the slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Depot was acquired by an Act of Congress, March 13, 1911, and was […]
By SP4 Wain RubensteinDanger Forward, The Magazine of the Big Red One, VietnamVolume Three, Number Two June 1969 The use of dogs as an auxiliary in-war is as old as war itself. Primitive man used dogs to guard his family, his belongings and himself. He also took his dog into battle with him when rival […]
Brigadier General Dix retired with more than 30 years of service in the Armed Forces, as a leader at every level. He is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Armor Officer Basic Course and Quartermaster Advance Course. He served as Tank Platoon Leader, Alpha… Lieutenant Wilkens was commissioned upon graduation from Providence College, […]
An overview of Black Quartermaster, Transportation, Air Defense, Medical, Chemical and Engineer units that were involved in combat during World War Two Extracted from:Service Units Around the WordSpecial Studies The Employment of Negro Troops Ulysses LeeU.S. Center of Military History, Washington, DC 1966 Most Negro service units never got close to the enemy, but some […]
General Woolwine was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps after graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1941. General Woolwine served in The Office of the Quartermaster General in Washington, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Logistics. He was […]
Colonel Fortuné received his commission as a Quartermaster Officer in the ROTC program at Xavier University. He served in numerous leadership and staff positions, among them as the aide-de-camp to the CG, 200th Theater Army Materiel Management Center. He commanded Delta Company (Heavy Maintenance), 702nd Main Support Battalion, 2nd ID in Korea, served in 24th […]
Colonel Saulnier saw enlisted service in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1955 to 1962. He became a distinguished military graduate from the University of Rhode Island ROTC program and was commissioned an Infantry second lieutenant in 1962. During his 23 years of commissioned service, he served as an Infantry platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne […]
Command Sergeant Major Ryles’ key assignments include: Command Sergeant Major, 101st Division Support Command, Fort Campbell; Command Sergeant Major, 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell; Command Sergeant Major, 240th Quartermaster Battalion, Fort Lee; First Sergeant, Headquarters Company 17th Combat Aviation Group, Yongsan, Korea; and First Sergeant, Headquarters Company, United States Army Garrison, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Command Sergeant Major […]
SGM Joseph W. Brundy, III Sergeant Major Brundy III entered the United States Army and served the citizens of the United States and America’s Army for more than three decades. He retired after 30 years in uniform and serving in numerous notable positions. Quartermaster Corps Proponent Sergeant Major, Office of the Quartermaster General, Fort Lee; […]
by Lt. Col. Vincent L. Corrado, Q.M.C. Quartermaster Review January-February 1954 SELF preservation is the greatest single motivating factor in man’s existence. Physiologists, for the most part, agree that when survival is the prime issue, protection from the elements takes precedence over food. Pampered by the luxuries of today, the human body is considered to […]
US Army Quartermaster Corps The DMOC award honors select individuals who have made “Distinguished Contributions to the Quartermaster Corps,” and who, by virtue of prestige, status and experience, will assist in fostering pride and esprit, heritage and tradition. MG Jere H. AkinMG Webster Anderson MG Thomas ArwoodMG Richard E Beale Jr.BG Aaron W. BeemanBG James […]
Mr. Thomas J. Edwards holds a Master’s Degree from the University of California. He began his Civil Service career in 1978 and would steadily leave a profound and lasting legacy until his retirement in October 2008. He has been without a doubt a leader in innovation and welcomed change in Army Logistics. His efforts to […]
