Service Units in the Combat Zone An overview of Black Quartermaster, Transportation, Air Defense, Medical, Chemical and Engineer units that were involved in combat during World War Two Extracted from: Service Units Around the Word Special Studies The Employment of Negro Troops Ulysses Lee U.S. Center of Military History, Washington, DC 1966 Most Negro service […]
Operation Provide Promise -Resupplying the Bosnians CPT Jordan S. Chroman Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Summer 1993 A 14-year-old boy brings his family 30 pounds of food in the Muslim enclave of Gorazde in eastern Bosnia. Food is scarce since fighting between Serb militias and Muslim rebels broke out 25 Jun 91, when Croatia and Slovenia […]
City Point: The Tool That Gave General Grant Victory Captain Robert O. Zinnen, Jr. Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Spring 1991 A person standing on the banks overlooking this harbor and the massive facilities surrounding it would have been amazed at the sights and sounds. A vast fleet of ships stretched as far as the eye […]
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by Rachel McClure | Sep 2, 2022 | U.S. Army Heraldry From 1924 to 1962 the U.S Army Quartermaster Corps was responsible for the research, design and development of distinctive unit insignia, shoulder sleeve insignia (patches), flags, medals, seals, coats of arms and other heraldic items for the Army. In 1960, the… by Rachel McClure […]
February 2, 2017 Josh Union Rations between 1861 and 1865 By J. Britt McCarley Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – December 1988 “Who shall have this?” Sergeant John W. Fuller asked in a voice loud enough for all the assembled troops to hear. He stood beside two ordinary army blankets laden with precious contents. One contained forty-five […]
May 12, 2016 Josh The Story of the USS Chattanooga, a “home-made” steamboat built by the Quartermaster Department in October 1863 to carry supplies to General Grant’s starving army at Chattanooga, Tennessee. As told by Assistant Quartermaster William Le Duc, who “commanded”the Chattanooga. By William G. Le Duc, Brevet Brigadier-General and Assistant Quartermaster, U.S.V. In […]
April 10, 2017 Josh (Note: All WWW addresses were verified as live before this page was posted. Keep in mind that web addresses change and disappear without notice.) The US Army Heritage & Education Center at Carlisle Barracks, PA. They may by chance have something on your unit in their extensive archives. Their website is […]
April 10, 2017 Josh Rank & Name From To Note MG Thomas Mifflin 14 August 1775 16 May 1776 1 COL Stephen Moylan 5 June 1776 27 September 1776 MG Thomas Mifflin 1 October 1776 17 November 1777 MG Nathanael Greene 2 March 1778 5 August 1780 COL Timothy Pickering 5 August 1780 25 July […]
April 10, 2017 Josh Former members of the Quartermaster Corps include U.S. Presidents, military heroes and prominent citizens. From the American Revolution to about 1912, officers and noncommissioned officers were detailed from the Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry to the Quartermaster Department. With the expansion of the Armed Forces during the various conflicts of the 20th […]
April 10, 2017 Josh Quartermaster Corps Branch Insignia Original Design 1896 War Department General Order #40 of 3 September 1896 authorized the sword, key, wheel and eagle as the insignia of the Quartermaster Corps. The insignia was designed by Captain Oscar F. Long at the direction of the Quartermaster General, Brigadier General Richard Batchelder. This […]
April 10, 2017 Josh For a listing of all Medal of Honor Recipients go to the Army Center of Military History MOH Page. See Medal of Honor Description for Army, Navy and Air Force Medals of Honor with color illustrations For their valor Quartermaster soldiers have been awarded every medal this nation has allowed — […]
April 10, 2017 Josh The Story of the 4009th QM Truck Company The Quartermaster Review – March/April 1946 FROM the Normandy invasion to an occupation assignment in conquered Germany is a long and not uncommon stretch of duty for any organization. But when that duty is coupled with participation in some of the most important […]
April 10, 2017 Josh Though the Quartermaster supply function is as old as the first army that took the field, the term “Quartermaster” seems to have come into general usage with the rise of standing armies in the 16th century. Derived from the Old French quartier and the Latin quartarius, the term literally means master […]
