Background: Prior to the establishment of the Department of the Army Emblem, there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Army seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, The Secretary of the Army approved the […]
Brigadier General Joe Jellison was commissioned through OCS into the Infantry in 1962. His first assignment was to the U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Polk, where he served consecutively as a Platoon Leader, Operations Officer, and Training Officer. In November 1963, he deployed to Korea where he served as Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Staff, […]
By Lieut. Colonel C. S. HAMILTON, Q. M. C. The Quartermaster Review – July-August 1927 THE Jeffersonville Quartermaster Intermediate Depot is located in the outskirts of Jeffersonville, Ind. Its location in Jeffersonville is particularly fortunate. This city, with a population of 15,000, lies just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky., with a population of […]
Lt. Col. James H. Caruthers, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster Review March-April 1945 This is an account of the duties, experiences, and problems of a division quartermaster from the time the Second Infantry Division departed from its home station at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in November 1942, to the fall of Brest, in September 1944. The narrative covers […]
14th Quartermaster General May 1861 – February 1882 Appointed Quartermaster General in May 1861, during the Civil War, General Meigs was an efficient, hard-driving and scrupulously honest. He molded a large and somewhat diffuse department into a great tool of war. He was one of the first to fully appreciate the importance of logistical preparations […]
by Joseph Brundy | Jun 7, 2023 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… by Joseph Brundy | Jan 4, 2023 Mr. […]
By Edward Steere Quartermaster Review, September – October 1953 Within 15 years following the termination of the Civil War in America, the War Department had created a national cemeterial system, with administrative control vested in the Quartermaster General. After having completed by 1870 the final interment of war remains in 73 national cemeteries, and adding […]
Lieutenant Colonel McKee’s key assignments include: Professor of Military Science, Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia; Office of the Inspector General, First U.S. Army, Fort Meade, Maryland; Chief Exchange Operations Branch, Service Support Division, Logistics Career Department, Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee; and Deputy Director of Security, Plans and Operations, Saigon Support Command, 1st Logistics […]
By 1st LT. Charles A. Rogers Quartermaster Review July-August 1951 Nailed to a tree on a typical dust-laden Korean road, a roughly lettered cardboard plaque reads: “______QM.” Innocuous and insignificant, it in no way reveals what it symbolizes: nine months of history, problems, and combat operations of the 1st Cavalry Division’s Quartermaster section in Korea. […]
In May 1898 Colonel Whitside left college just before graduating in answer to President William McKinley’s call to service during the Spanish–American War. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1899, and served for the next seven years as a lieutenant in the 10th Cavalry and 15th Cavalry Regiments. In 1906 he was […]
by Josh | Aug 5, 2022 General Cannon was commissioned in 1967 as a distinguished military graduate from the University of Texas. His early assignments included a detail as an Infantry Officer with the 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division and as a Company Commander with the… by Josh | Aug 5, 2022 During […]
Mr. Scheuble retired as a Department of Defense Senior Executive Service member in 2008 culminating a 44-year civilian career. He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Individualized Study – Logistics. He also completed the Logistics Executive Development Course, and the US Army Acquisition Corps – Certified Level III. His key assignments include: Assistant Deputy Chief […]
Chief Warrant Officer Five Toter retired from active duty with over 30 years of active federal service. Among his many accomplishments, he worked as a logistics planner in the Army Logistics Management College and assisted in its transformation into the Army Logistics University. In addition, he served as the 9th Regimental Chief Warrant Officer of […]
General Kendall graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1933, and was commissioned through ROTC as a Second Lieutenant with the Infantry-Reserve. For the next seven and a half years he served with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and at 22-years-old was the country’s youngest CCC Camp Commander. In World War II, General Kendall served […]
