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…. read more War Dogs A little known, but […]
World War II LIEUTENANT JOHN K. EVANS, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewMay-June 1944 AN ARMY marches on its wheels these days, and without fuels and lubricants those wheels bog down in a morass of despair and ultimate defeat. Even in the First World War it was said that… read more World War II WWII gasoline supply in […]
Mortuary Affairs in World War I and Interwar Years By MAJOR Louis C. WILSON Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewMay-June 1930 A MOST tremendous appeal to patriotic fervor, to gratitude, and to sentiment, is now materializing in the pilgrimages provided by our government for the mothers and widows of our… read more Mortuary Affairs in World War I […]
Desert Storm CW3 Peter MotrynczukQuartermaster Professional Bulletin – Autumn 1991 Short overview of rations used during Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1990-91 The Right Meal, At The Right Place And At The Right Time Before Operation Desert Shield/Storm in Southwest Asia, the Army… read more
The 2021 Ancient Order of Saint Martin was presented to CW5 (Ret) Candis Martin during the QM Honors Ceremony conducted May 4, 2022 at Fort Lee’s Lee Club. The award, sponsored by the Association of Quartermasters, is presented annually to a Quartermaster. The award recognizes those few select individuals who have demonstrated the highest standards […]
Korean War By LT COL. Coy W. Baldwin, Q.M.C.Quartermaster Review May-June 1953 The primary target of a soldier’s gripes since the start of warfare, has traditionally been “Chow.” Today, however, in Korea things are different. Men from a score of nations complain about the… read more
General Aleshire was the first Quartermaster General to serve as head of the newly established Quartermaster Corps. James Buchanan Aleshire, was born October 31, 1856, at Gallipolis, Ohio. He was appointed a cadet at the U. S. Military Academy in the summer of 1876. Upon graduation he was assigned as a Second Lieutenant to the […]
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 Executive Institute, Center for Creative Leadership, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Harvard Program on Negotiation. His […]
Rigger Essentials The Story of the Airborne Rigger Compiled from the Archives of the US Army Quartermaster Museum and oral interviewsby K. Born Introduction In the spring of 1950, with the start of the Korean War, the Quartermaster Corps was formally assigned the mission of… read more Rigger Essentials On 9 June 1986, the Chief […]
American Revolution By Edward PaysonThe Quartermaster Review May-June 1950 It was March 1778 and on the hills of Valley Forge, rising above the Sehuylkill River, lay the winter quarters of George Washington ‘s Continental Army. On this scenically beautiful spot, commanding a broad… read more
Somalia SFC Kenneth E. Price, Jr.Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Spring 1994 Quartermaster water support during Operation Restore Hope in Jilib, Somalia, reinforced one non-commissioned officer’s viewpoint of the Army’s need for strict sanitation requirements with water… read more Desert Storm This detachment suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit during Operation Desert […]
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 Field Services, Somalia CPT Bruce E. CoxQuartermaster Professional Bulletin – […]
Command Sergeant Major Anthony (Maurice) Bryant, is a native from Princeton, North Carolina. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Trident University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Liberty University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). His key assignments include: Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Garrison Mannheim, Germany; Command […]
General History Glen C MorrisQuartermaster Professional Bulletin-Summer 1992 Ever since the U.S. Army drew its first “line in the sand” at Lexington, MA, in the days of the American Revolution, commanders have been responsible for providing their soldiers with quality subsistence in… read more Civil War By J. Britt McCarleyQuartermaster Professional Bulletin – December 1988 […]
