by Josh | Aug 24, 2022 | Remount
1st Lt. Don L. Thrapp, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewMay-June 1946 MOST people think a Quartermaster has about; as much business in a combat outfit as a steer in a breeding corral, but the QMC is a diversified outfit and its members sometimes find themselves dodging...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II, Black History Resources
The Story of the 4009th QM Truck CompanyThe Quartermaster Review – March/April 1946 FROM the Normandy invasion to an occupation assignment in conquered Germany is a long and not uncommon stretch of duty for any organization. But when that duty is coupled with...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | Korean War, Korean War
by Lt. Col. Vincent L. Corrado, Q.M.C.Quartermaster Review January-February 1954 SELF preservation is the greatest single motivating factor in man’s existence. Physiologists, for the most part, agree that when survival is the prime issue, protection from the...
by Josh | Aug 14, 2022 | Heritage
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....
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Korean War
Based on Department of the Army General Order #80, 22 November 1954, Battle Credits and Assault Landings for Korea. And DA Pam 672-1 W/Change 4, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, 4 June 1962. Note that these were for the most part units...
by Josh | Aug 23, 2022 | Heritage
(For a listing of all Medal of Honor Recipients go to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.) The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest award for military valor in action. And while over 150 years have passed since its inception, the meaning behind the...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | Black History Resources
An overview of Black Quartermaster, Transportation, Air Defense, Medical, Chemical and Engineer units that were involved in combat during World War Two Extracted from:Service Units Around the WordSpecial StudiesThe Employment of Negro TroopsUlysses LeeU.S. Center of...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
by Major James B. Deerin, Q.M.C.Quartermaster Review January-February 1946 It wasn’t until MacArthur’s forces reached Luzon and were pushing rapidly down the Central Valley toward Manila that the need arose in the Pacific for long-distance, overland...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | Korean War
Remembering the Korean WarU.S. Army Center of Military Historyhttp://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/korea/kw-remem.htm
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
1st Lt J.T. Holmes*The Quartermaster ReviewSeptember-October 1945 *This article is based on an interview with 1st Lt. James Cooper. who was in the Quartermaster Office, Base K Headquarters, during the Leyte invasion. Lt. Cooper handled several jobs...
by Josh | Aug 14, 2022 | Heritage
Quartermaster Heritage Video Where Their Story is Told… Quartermaster Story 1959 Quartermaster Corps Officer Recruiting Video Quartermaster March and Army Song History of Food in the Army
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
The Quartermaster ReviewJuly-August 1945 Quartermaster support of operations in Luzon, Philippines THE VILLA VERDE TRAIL A human pack train of 1,900 Filipinos and Igorotes is today carrying rations and ammunition up the tortuous Villa Verde...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
The Quartermaster ReviewNovember-December 1945 One of the most interesting stories told by men returned from Japanese prisoner-of-war camps is that of Lieutenant Joseph Goodman, Q.M.C. Bombed, strafed, and half starved for over three years, Lieutenant...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
Threshed Rice, Got Salt From Sea Water and Fed an Army Despite Low Supplies BY FRANK HEWLETTThe Quartermaster ReviewMay-June 1942 Never in United States military history was the Army Quartermaster Corps called upon for greater feats of endurance and ingenuity than in...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
The Story of the Philippine and Bataan Quartermaster Depots By CAPTAIN HAROLD A. ARMOLD, QM-Res.The Quartermaster ReviewNovember-December 1946 THE STORY of the Philippine and Bataan Quartermaster Depots is a saga of “too little and too late” – a saga of...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
By Harold Raugh, DLA Chief Historian DLA Public Affairs Fort Belvoir, Virginia In September 1961, Army Lt. Gen. Andrew T. McNamara was named the first director of the Defense Supply Agency, the forerunner to the Defense Logistics Agency. McNamara, then...
by Josh | Aug 15, 2022 | World War II
COLONEL LLOYD L. COBB, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewMay-June 1946 MORE than 32,000 officers, officer cadets, and key enlisted personnel were trained at The Quartermaster School between July 1,1940, and December 3, 1945. In this four-and-a-half-year...
