January 10, 2017 Josh Rigger School History 1947-1953 (PDF) Josh With the advent of large Airborne units during World War II and the increased importance of aerial resupply of troops on the ground, there was a lengthy postwar debate on who and how the critical “supply by air” mission should be handled. As a result of […]
April 10, 2017 Josh by LT Nick Overby Quartermaster Professional Bulletin-Winter 1992 “War is Hell” – the famous quote attributed to Major General William T. Sherman – was an understatement for the time and a reality for the soldiers of the Civil War. Unfortunately, historians and others have primarily highlighted the tactics of war without […]
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, Canada. All on board perished as a result of the impact or the post-crash fire, which, fed […]
February 8, 2017 Josh http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil Josh by John V. Haggard Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot Historian Undated Document (1950s era) from the Quartermaster Museum Library Short history of flag production at the Philadelphia QM Depot Click to see full sized photo The betsy Ross flag-making story brought to life after the Civil War has been growing since […]
April 10, 2017 Josh The Quartermaster Song – 1941 Every branch of service needs a song to identify with. A tune that sticks in your head long after you wish it wouldn’t. With lyrics that fire the imagination and let others know what you’re about. The Quartermaster Corps is no exception. After some 166 years […]
April 10, 2017 Josh Robert P. Patterson, Under Secretary of War The Quartermaster Review May-June 1945 As the Army has grown, and as more and more men have gone overseas, the food requirements have grown too. Supply lines are longer, and that means a larger amount of food per soldier must be put into the […]
January 19, 2017 Josh Compiled by the Mortuary Affairs Center (MAC) Fort Lee, Virginia – March 2000 MISSION: The mission of memorial activities in the Republic of Vietnam was as follows. To establish and operate graves registration collection points as required. To provide and administer mortuaries at Tan Son Nhut and Da Nang Air Bases. To […]
Josh Since 1993 the Distinguished Unit of the Regiment Program recognizes units with a Quartermaster lineage (both active and inactive) that have significantly Contributed to the proud heritage of the Army and the Quartermaster Corps. Unit performance is measured by: the unit’s history, longevity, campaign and battle streamers, and unit citations. Framed unit lineage and […]
October 24, 2016 Josh Water Purification NCO checking PH balance of stored water May 12, 2016 Josh Petroleum & Water Department U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia 49th Quartermaster Group (Petroleum & Water) Fort Lee, Virginia May 11, 2016 Josh SFC Kenneth E. Price, Jr. Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Spring 1994 Water support during […]
January 10, 2017 Josh From the Archives of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum and the Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department, U.S. Army Quartermaster School and Center, Fort Lee, Virginia Operation “Test Drop”, Fort Bragg, NC, February 1953, An MRS tractor which landed upside down is being pulled by parachutes attached to it. The […]
Josh By Maj. John D. Kilpatrick, Q.M.C The Quartermaster Review – September-October 1928 Duties and Responsibilities of a Construction Quartermaster in 1928 THE functions of the Building Branch, Construction Service, Quartermaster Corps, as the name implies, have to do with the carrying on of the construction of buildings or other projects for which authorization has […]
January 19, 2017 Josh Fort Lee Traveller, December 7, 1978 By Frank Wright and Marie M. Russo It started out as a fact finding mission by an American congressman. It ended as one of the most horrendous acts of self-destruction in history. The location: Jonestown, Guyana. The Incident: alleged mass murder/suicide on Nov. 18 of […]
March 28, 2017 Josh The Quartermaster Regiment Crest Flag Coat of Arms Honors Program Early in 1981 the Army implemented The New Manning System. This system contained two parts: the COHORT (cohesion, operational readiness and training) Unit Movement System and the U.S. Army Regimental System (USARS). Initially the regimental system was limited to the Combat […]
May 11, 2016 Josh This detachment suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit during Operation Desert Storm due to a SCUD Missile attack on February 25, 1991. IMAGE (LEFT): Members of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment receive a hero’s welcome at Latrobe Airport, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1991. Specialist Steven Hawkins proudly holds the unit’s tattered guidon […]
