Colonel Sanders enlisted in the United States Army in June 1945 and served in Europe until December 1946. He was commissioned on May 27, 1950, as a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps after completing Reserve Officer ‘Training at the University of Alabama. He later received his master’s degree from the University of Alabama. He […]
Mortuary Affairs in World War II Recovery in 1959 of B-24 Bomber crew lost in Libyan Desert in 1943 Story of the 1959-60 search for and recovery of crew members of the B-24 Bomber Lady Be Good. This aircraft was discovered in the Libyan Desert 16 years after it lost its way back from a […]
CW5 Fetchet’s key assignments include: Command Property Account Technician, Headquarters, 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), Fort Gillem, Georgia; Senior Property Account Technician and Accountable Officer, Headquarters, Army Reserve Medical Command, Pinellas Park, Florida; Senior Property Account Technician, Headquarters, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia; and Senior Property Account Technician/ Liaison Officer, Headquarters, Third Army/Coalition Forces […]
MG Francisco A. Espaillat Major General Francisco A. Espaillat was commissioned into the United States Army Quartermaster Corps through Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) from Georgia Military College in 1982. In a career that spanned 35 years MG Espaillat served in a wide range of Quartermaster, Logistics, and Acquisition assignments. Shortly after completing company command, […]
Brigadier General Paul E. Smith began his military career at the age of 17, enlisting in the US Army during World War II. He advanced to the grade of First Sergeant and participated in the combat parachute assault into Holland and fought at Bastogne with the 101st Airborne Division (Airborne). In 1946, he received a […]
Major (Ret) Anthony Grant, a 102 years young Army Quartermaster retiree and war veteran was among 24 former Quartermasters inducted into the QM Hall of Fame May 4, 2022 at Fort Lee, VA. A resident of Hampton, VA, Major Grant is one of the relatively few living World War II veterans. Born in Harlem and […]
War Dogs A resource for information on the U.S. Army’s use of dogs 1942-Present The Army Quartermaster Corps began the U.S. Armed Forces’ first war dog training during WWII. By 1945 they had trained almost 10,000 war dogs for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard…. read more War Dogs A little known, but […]
World War II LIEUTENANT JOHN K. EVANS, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewMay-June 1944 AN ARMY marches on its wheels these days, and without fuels and lubricants those wheels bog down in a morass of despair and ultimate defeat. Even in the First World War it was said that… read more World War II WWII gasoline supply in […]
Mortuary Affairs in World War I and Interwar Years By MAJOR Louis C. WILSON Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewMay-June 1930 A MOST tremendous appeal to patriotic fervor, to gratitude, and to sentiment, is now materializing in the pilgrimages provided by our government for the mothers and widows of our… read more Mortuary Affairs in World War I […]
Desert Storm CW3 Peter MotrynczukQuartermaster Professional Bulletin – Autumn 1991 Short overview of rations used during Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1990-91 The Right Meal, At The Right Place And At The Right Time Before Operation Desert Shield/Storm in Southwest Asia, the Army… read more
The 2021 Ancient Order of Saint Martin was presented to CW5 (Ret) Candis Martin during the QM Honors Ceremony conducted May 4, 2022 at Fort Lee’s Lee Club. The award, sponsored by the Association of Quartermasters, is presented annually to a Quartermaster. The award recognizes those few select individuals who have demonstrated the highest standards […]
Korean War By LT COL. Coy W. Baldwin, Q.M.C.Quartermaster Review May-June 1953 The primary target of a soldier’s gripes since the start of warfare, has traditionally been “Chow.” Today, however, in Korea things are different. Men from a score of nations complain about the… read more
General Aleshire was the first Quartermaster General to serve as head of the newly established Quartermaster Corps. James Buchanan Aleshire, was born October 31, 1856, at Gallipolis, Ohio. He was appointed a cadet at the U. S. Military Academy in the summer of 1876. Upon graduation he was assigned as a Second Lieutenant to the […]
Mr. George Allen retired as a Department of Defense Senior Executive Service member in 2003 culminating a 30-year civilian career. He also holds a Master Degree in Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University. He also completed studies from the Federal Executive Institute, Center for Creative Leadership, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Harvard Program on Negotiation. His […]
