January 10, 2017 Josh 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 […]
Josh By Maj. John D. Kilpatrick, Q.M.C The Quartermaster Review – September-October 1928 Duties and Responsibilities of a Construction Quartermaster in 1928 THE functions of the Building Branch, Construction Service, Quartermaster Corps, as the name implies, have to do with the carrying on of the construction of buildings or other projects for which authorization has […]
January 19, 2017 Josh Fort Lee Traveller, December 7, 1978 By Frank Wright and Marie M. Russo It started out as a fact finding mission by an American congressman. It ended as one of the most horrendous acts of self-destruction in history. The location: Jonestown, Guyana. The Incident: alleged mass murder/suicide on Nov. 18 of […]
March 28, 2017 Josh The Quartermaster Regiment Crest Flag Coat of Arms Honors Program Early in 1981 the Army implemented The New Manning System. This system contained two parts: the COHORT (cohesion, operational readiness and training) Unit Movement System and the U.S. Army Regimental System (USARS). Initially the regimental system was limited to the Combat […]
May 11, 2016 Josh 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. IMAGE (LEFT): Members of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment receive a hero’s welcome at Latrobe Airport, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1991. Specialist Steven Hawkins proudly holds the unit’s tattered guidon […]
March 28, 2017 Josh The intent of this webpage is to give a short overview of significant historical events in Army Quartermaster history. Because this page is a work in progress, there are sure to be some omissions and mistakes. Send your comments to: [email protected] Revolutionary War War of 1812 A Professional Department Mexican War […]
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 […]
October 26, 2016 Josh Quartermaster Aerial Delivery Bibliography A listing of books, magazine and newspaper articles on Parachute Rigging Do you know of any other references that should be on this page? If so, leave us an e-mail note at: [email protected] and we will consider it for the next update of this page. General/Miscellaneous McNamara, A.T. […]
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 Since 1993 the Distinguished Unit of the Regiment Program recognizes units with a Quartermaster lineage (both active and inactive) that have significantly Contributed to the proud heritage of the Army and the Quartermaster Corps. Unit performance is measured by: the unit’s history, longevity, campaign and battle streamers, and unit citations. Framed […]
April 10, 2017 Josh 1991 1992 1993 1994-95 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Note: Ranks listed are those from the time of induction as a distinguished member. Links are biographies of those who are also Hall of Fame members or […]
January 19, 2017 Josh by Edward Steere Quartermaster Review, November – December 1953 As aptly stated by Quartermaster General M. I. Ludington in 1899, the return of Spanish American War dead from Cuba and Puerto Rico for private burial by their relatives, or for reinterment at public cost in a national cemetery, was probably without […]
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 Private George Watson Medal of Honor, World War II Medal of Honor Citation Background Information Watson Painting USNS WATSON – Ship Named After Watson 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 […]
