US Army Quartermaster Foundation Fort Lee, Virginia Major General George A. Horkan 34th Quartermaster General October 1951 – January 1954 George Anthony Horkan was born July 1, 1894, in Augusta, Georgia and died November 2, 1974. He graduated from Georgetown University, Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1915, and served as battalion […]
Colonel Kirshrot began his military career as an enlisted soldier at Camp Lee, Virginia, in March 1942. He took basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and after graduating from Quartermaster Officer Candidate School was commissioned second lieutenant in 1943. During World War II, Colonel Kirshrot served first with the 78th Infantry Division in North Africa, […]
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 82d Airborne […]
Command Sergeant Major Wells entered the United States Army in September 1974 at Fort Dix, New Jersey where he completed basic combat training. Command Sergeant Major Wells attended advanced individual training as an (92A) Automated Logistics Specialist at Fort Lee, Virginia . Command Sergeant Major Wells has served in a variety of duty positions […]
MG James S. Welch was born in Hermosa Beach, California on 19 April 1925. After WWII service with the Office of Strategic Services, General Welch was commissioned a Quartermaster Officer upon graduating from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Accounting. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from […]
COL Joseph J. Volpe was born on September 17, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant upon completion of studies at the United States Military Academy in His education also includes a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in management from the Navy […]
Brigadier General Georges F. Doriot was born on September 24, 1899 in Paris, France and died June 2, 1987. He served as an artillery officer with the French Army in World War I, then graduated from the University of Paris in 1920. He came to this country in 1921 and attended the Harvard Business School. […]
Lieutenant General Walter J. Woolwine was commissioned second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps after graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, 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 […]
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently from a 7.9 earthquake. Damage was severe, but the ensuing fires were catastrophic and over half of the city’s 400,000 people became homeless while close to 3,000 died. Following the earthquake, the homeless needed food and shelter but fortunately for the city, army troops stationed nearby responded […]
Upon completing ROTC and graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, he was commissioned second lieutenant in 1959. Throughout his career of nearly 33 years, Major 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 […]
CSM Hazzard enlisted in the United States Army at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1960. During the ensuing 35 years of active duty service he served in all noncommissioned officer leadership positions: a Squad Leader in basic and advanced individual training in 1960, a Corporal in 1961, a Sergeant in 1965, a Staff Sergeant in 1966, a […]
CW5 O’Mara was born in Holley, New York and entered service as an enlisted soldier in December 1967. He was appointed as a Warrant Officer in 1975 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Since his appointment, CW5 O’Mara has distinguished himself in a variety of challenging and critical Quartermaster assignments both in the United States and at […]
Colonel Chris Stevens entered the army as a Private in 1945 and rose to the rank of Colonel before retiring in 1979. Throughout his illustrious career, he commanded at every level to include the rank of colonel. He served in combat with the 25th Division in Korea and in Vietnam on two different tours. On […]
Colonel Bartlett was drafted into the Army in May 1966 and was commissioned through Quartermaster Officer Candidate School in May 1967. After successive tours as a platoon leader and company commander in Europe (1967-69), he studied Vietnamese at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA – followed by a year-long tour as Team Chief for […]
