C-17 “Globemaster III” Heavy Drop U.S. Air Force Photo, by Staff Sgt. David L. Wilcoxson 09/11/1997 – Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division complete their jump from an U.S. Air Force C-17 at Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina . They, along with other soldiers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are […]
By Richard S. Boutelle President of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation The Quartermaster Review, September-October 1950 The old adage “the bigger they are the harder they fall” is taking a kicking around in the air-delivery business. It has been our business for the last eight years to help the Airborne divisions change things around, until […]
Quartermaster African-American History Resources Quartermaster Articles Links to Other Sites An index of pages on the Quartermaster Museum/Foundation websites related to African-American history. Private George Watson Medal of Honor, World War II Quartermaster Pvt. George Watson, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II Mettle Without Medals, The […]
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. Fifteen War Dog platoons served overseas in World […]
OOPS! Malfunction Photos 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 tractor […]
Quartermaster Supply in the AEF, 1917-1918 By DR. WILLIAM CHAIKIN Quartermaster Review May-June 1950 In the ”Great War,” which we now call World War I. the accomplishments of the Quartermaster Corps overseas were such as to stand as a model of achievement to the generation of officers who led the Corps in the new crisis […]
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 to save himself, he […]
Quartermaster Activities in World War I Extracted From: America’s Munitions 1917-1918 Report of Benedict Crowell, The Assistant Secretary of War, Director of Munitions Government Printing Office, Washington – 1919 SUBSISTENCE. When the American soldier went to war against Germany he took his appetite with him. The task of keeping that appetite satisfied with good food […]
LONG BINH, Republic of Vietnam — Riggers prepare ammunition for an air drop. Troops inaccessible by roads, either because of terrain or enemy activity, rely on air drops for food, ammunition and equipment. C-123 or C-130 aircraft usually are used. 1st Logistical Command, 27 Oct 1969, U.S. Army Photo
U.S. Army Heraldry Former Quartermaster Missions History Army Symbols Medals Insignia Flags Click photo to see full sized image US Army Flag designed by Quartermaster Corps in 1956 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, […]
Origin of the Term “Quartermaster” 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 […]
Subsistence Research Laboratory Colonel G. F. Doriot, Q.M.C.* The Quartermaster Review – March-April 1944 History of the Quartermaster Subsistence Research Laboratory A QUARTER of a century ago at this Depot a new procedure in Army subsistence was inaugurated. A step was taken which was to revolutionize the whole subject of troop feeding. In the fall […]
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When the American mail arriving in London late in May 1846 brought England its first word of the outbreak of the Mexican War, The Times immediately noted that the United States Army had only 7,200 men as compared with the Mexican Army’s 32,000 and was in other respects ill prepared to wage war. This great […]
