April 10, 2017 Josh Private George Watson Medal of Honor, World War II Medal of Honor Citation Private Watson, a member of the 29th Quartermaster Regiment, was on board a ship hit by Japanese bombers off the coast of New Guinea on 8 March 1943. When the ship had to be abandoned, instead of seeking […]
April 10, 2017 Josh The Coat of Arms for the Quartermaster Corps was authorized by the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry effective 16 June 1994. A Coat of Arms has always been an object of pride which symbolizes the past deeds of the unit it represents. The coat of arms appears on the breast […]
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 I am Quartermaster My story is enfolded in the history of this nation. Sustainer of Armies… My forges burned at Valley Forge. Down frozen, rutted roads my oxen hauled the meager foods a bankrupt Congress sent me… Scant rations for the cold and starving troops, Gunpowder, salt, and lead. In 1812 […]
Membership in the Army Quartermaster Foundation is an opportunity to contribute to the preservation and promotion of Quartermaster Corps history and tradition by helping bring the Quartermaster Corps story to life in the state-of-the-art Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee, Virginia. As a Foundation member you will be able to participate in annual meetings, nominate […]
View The Roll Call Online The Army Quartermaster Roll Call is a permanent register at the Quartermaster Museum of the men and women of the Quartermaster Corps. It fills a simply stated goal: to be the only place in the world that preserves for public viewing, for all time, the names of the members of […]
Facilities Expansion and Upgrade – The Army Quartermaster Museum was built with private and Quartermaster Foundation funds and over the years the museum has been able to expand its building and facility primarily through the efforts of the Quartermaster Foundation since these funds are usually not available through Government appropriations. Shown below are recent museum […]
The Army Quartermaster Foundation, Inc. is organized and incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a non-profit, tax-exempt, educational organization. The Foundation, since its inception in 1954, has provided additional resources to support the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee, VA in its mission “to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret history of the Quartermaster Corps from 1775 to […]
For the most part artifacts at the museum are acquired through donations made by private individuals or Government/military agencies. In many cases these artifacts require some form of restoration, repair or preservation prior to being displayed in a gallery. The Army Quartermaster Foundation is primarily the source for the funding of these efforts. Occasionally we […]
Quartermaster Hall of Fame 2003 Colonel Barrett, a native of Royal Oak, Michigan, graduated from Western Michigan University in 1957 where he was also commissioned through the ROTC program. During the Vietnam War he served as Captain/S-4 in the 5th and 6th Special Forces Groups, first providing logistics support for long range reconnaissance missions, and […]
Below is a list of the most common questions e-mailed or left on the guest books of the Quartermaster Museum and Quartermaster Foundation. Because of limited resources the Quartermaster Museum answers inquiries from the general public as time is available (requests from U.S. Government agencies will be given priority). Do not expect an immediate response […]
COLONEL ROBERT C. BARRETT, JR. November 13, 1935 – January 23 ,2022 The Regular Army Soldier. Bob was a native of Royal Oak, MI. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1957 with a degree in Business Administration. He was commissioned through ROTC in the Quartermaster Corps. Bob and his college sweetheart, Shirley, married shortly […]
Quartermaster Hall of Fame 2002 Major General Beale graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC, in June 1964, with an Economics degree. A distinguished military graduate in the ROTC program, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. During his 32 years of active duty service Major General Beale served in […]
Quartermaster Hall of Fame 1995 Major General Hugh Mackintosh was born 7 October, 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry following his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1929. His military education includes the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and the United States Army Command […]
