Army

Colonel Edwin Buffington’s key assignments include: Headquarters Commandant/Joint Element Commander, United States European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany; Division Chief, Programs, Policies and Initiatives, J-4, Logistics, U.S. European Command; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4 (Logistics), XVII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg; Deputy Commander, 1st Corps Support Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg; Commander, 45th Corps Support Command (Airborne), […]

Flags Colonel John D. Martz, Jr.Army Information Digest – July 1959 The design of the 49 and 50 star flags by the US Army Quartermaster Corps. Quartermaster General MG Andrew T. McNamara and President Eisenhowerexamine new 49 star flag For the first time since 1912, the… read more Flags by John V. HaggardPhiladelphia Quartermaster Depot […]

U.S. Army Medals Illustrations and Description United States Army 1944 – Present Description: A gold five-pointed star, each point tipped with trefoils, 1 ½ inches wide, surrounded by a green laurel wreath and suspended from a gold bar inscribed “VALOR”, surmounted by an eagle. In the… read more

Desert Storm This detachment suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit during Operation Desert Storm due to a SCUD Missile attack on February 25, 1991. Members of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment receive a hero’s welcome at Latrobe Airport, Pennsylvania, March… read more

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…

Other History Resources By MAJOR JOHN A PORTER, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster Review March-April 1934 Army Quartermaster support to the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression Webmasters note:  The Quartermaster Corps’ role in this great endeavor was to supply on short notice… read more Other History Resources By Major Edward E. Adams, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster Review September-October […]

Sergeant Major T. J. Epps received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Excelsior College. Sergeant Major Epps is a Civilian Education System Advanced and Leadership Challenge Program II graduate. Sergeant Major Epps is a graduate of the Sergeants Major Academy, (Class 50) and he retired with over 26 years of active-duty service. Sergeant Major Epps […]

Aerial Delivery / Rigger Photographs From the collection of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum, Fort Lee, Virginia World War II, “Ready to Jump”U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo-Undated Second Army Tennessee Maneuvers 1943, Men packing .30 cal ammunition boxes into canvas wrappers for parachuting from… read more Other Aerial Delivery Historical Articles CPT Jordan S. Chroman […]

Heritage 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… read more Heritage Early in 1981 the Army implemented […]

Other Aerial Delivery Historical Articles CPT Jordan S. Chroman Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Spring 1997 Two C-130s circle the sparkling Mediterranean Sea in lazy arcs, the Italian sky is cloudless, all seems calm and peaceful in this sleepy part of Sicily…suddenly the aircraft ramps open and a… read more Other Aerial Delivery Historical Articles Quartermaster […]

Korea By LT. COL. Merwin H. Smith, Q.M.C.Quartermaster Review, November-December 1951 The war in Korea came at a time when Far East Command petroleum stocks were, in general, in good supply except for avgas and jet fuel and packaged stocks of certain grades of lubricating… read more Korea 17 August 1952Study conducted by theOffice of […]

By LT. COL. EDGAR S. STAYER The Quartermaster Review – March-April 1928 1928 Article on the main transportation depot and motor transport school for the Army Establishment Of Camp Holabird CAMP HOLABIRD is situated within the city limits of the city of Baltimore, about six miles southeast of the center of the city in the […]

Mexican War Supply of the First American Overseas Expeditionary Force By Dr Alvin P. StaufferQuartermaster Review, May-June 1950 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… read more

Brigadier General Michael Siegl received the insignia and flag of a Brigadier General, US Army during a promotion ceremony at the Fort Meyer Memorial Chapel on October 12, 2022. The honor of pinning on the stars was shared by his wife Sura, his son Nathan and General Edward M. Daly, Army Materiel Command Commander, host for […]