CW5 Revels entered the Army in 1958, serving twelve years as an enlisted soldier before being commissioned a Quartermaster warrant officer in August 1970. He served in the latter capacity until his retirement in April 1995 – for a total of 37 years active duty service. Mr. Revels began his warrant career with the 2d […]
Colonel Tanner entered the Army in 1955 as a Second Lieutenant upon graduation from Mercer University, Georgia. Following early assignments with the Infantry and training in parachute pack maintenance and aerial delivery, Colonel Tanner began a career-long association with airborne units. He served as Commander of the 549th Quartermaster Company (Air Supply), Commander, 407th Supply […]
Chief Warrant Officer Four Michael Z. Smith began his military career as an enlisted Infantry-soldier at Fort Bragg, NC, in November 1966. He transferred to the Quartermaster Corps in 1971 and was commissioned a warrant officer in 1976. CW4 Smith has held a variety of significant staff positions in his career, including Chief Quartermaster School […]
Colonel Horn was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps on 15 June 1956, and spent his two years service detailed as an Infantry Company Commander. Over the remaining twenty-six years of active duty service, he held ever increasing positions of responsibility, with Quartermaster command and staff assignments both at home and abroad. Early […]
Brigadier General James E. Bickford was born in Garten, West Virginia, the the son of a coal miner/store manager. He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Infantry after graduation from Eastern Kentucky University in 1959. After the Infantry Officer’s Basic Course he was assigned to Fort Knox, Kentucky, were he served as a platoon leader […]
General Evans served in several assignments in the Infantry before transferring to the Quartermaster Corps in 1938. In 1942, General Evans established the first Quartermaster Reserve Officer Training program at the University of Alabama. During World War II he also served in the Office of the Chief Quartermaster, European Theater of Operations. From 1952 to […]
Major General James M. Wright 45th Quartermaster General June 1997 – July 1999 It has been a great ride, but it is time for this Texan to put my horse away and hang up my spurs. As I leave, let me remind you all of the immortal words of the late General Creighton Abrams, former […]
Major General Hospelhorn was born in Hudson, Illinois, on 3 January 1921, and began his military career as an Infantry private in 1943. He graduated from Engineer Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in 1944, and from there served as a platoon leader and company commander with the 869th Engineer Aviation Battalion in the […]
Brigadier General Stalcup was born in Butler, Tennessee, on 3 February 1935, and earned a bachelors degree in Business Administration from East Tennessee State University. Commissioned a second lieutenant in 1958, he served over 30 years as an active duty officer, until his retirement in September 1989. Over the course of his distinguished career Brigadier […]
Colonel Isker was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.. He joined the Minnesota National Guard in December 1915 while still an undergraduate chemistry major at the University of Minnesota. He saw active service on the Mexican border in 1916, and the following year graduated from the first Officer Training Camp at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. A valuable trainer, […]
Major General Albin G. Wheeler enlisted in the West Virginia National Guard in 1953 and entered active duty in 1959 as a second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. He received his commission through ROTC at Marshall University in Huntington, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Education and English. Following duty as an Assistant G-1 […]
Command Sergeant Major Charles Getreu graduated from Gaithersburg High School in Gaithersburg, MD, in 1942, and was drafted into the Army in 1943. He took basic training and advanced infantry training at Fort Benning, GA, where he also graduated from the Airborne Jump School. He served on active duty from 1943 to 1969 – through […]
Sergeant Major Marigliano, a native of Brooklyn, New York, entered the U.S. Army Reserve in March 1952, during the height of the Korean Conflict, and was called to active duty one year later. After a tour with the 30th Infantry Regiment, he was reclassified as a pipeline engineer and assigned to the 523d Engineer Company […]
Sergeant Major Evans was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in July 1950. After basic training he served with the 46th Air Defense Artillery Battalion at Fort Bliss, TX, and was eventually assigned to duty with the Battalion S-4 (Supply Section). He subsequently deployed to Germany with the unit, as […]
