by Josh | Aug 12, 2022 | Heritage
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...
by Josh | Sep 2, 2022 | Remount
By CAPTAIN Louis B. Gerow, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster Review – November-December 1928 SUCH tremendous strides have been made in the manufacture and utilization of mechanical means, including transport, as exemplified by the mechanization and motorization programs adopted...
by Josh | Aug 29, 2022 | Mortuary Affairs in World War I and Interwar Years
By COLONEL FREDERICK W. VAN DUYNE, Q. M. C.The Quartermaster ReviewJanuary-February 1930 AT the present time there are eight American military cemeteries in Europe. Six are located in areas fought over by the American Expeditionary Forces,...
by Josh | Aug 26, 2022 | General History
Gives an excellent historical overview of Operational Ration development from the Revolutionary War to the end of World War II. Focuses on World War II development and fielding of the C, D, K, 5 in 1 and 10 in 1 rations. From Chapter 1 of “Special Rations...
by Josh | Aug 26, 2022 | U.S. Army Symbols
Short History of Army Flag Fact Sheet Office of The Quartermaster GeneralWashington D.C.1 June 1957 The United States Army Flag was officially adopted by order of President Dwight D. Eisenhower through Executive Order No. 10670, on June12, 1956. The newly adopted flag...
by Josh | Aug 26, 2022 | World War II
Dr. Steven E. AndersQuartermaster Professional Bulletin, Spring 1989 Getting fuel from the beach to the front lines as U.S. Divisions raced across France in 1944. The introduction of motorized vehicles and equipment at the beginning of the twentieth century has...
by Josh | Aug 26, 2022 | Mortuary Affairs in Korea
Quartermaster Review-May/June 1954Colonel John D. Martz, Jr., QMC Graves Registration and recovery in the Korean War Note: At the time this article was written the term Graves Registration was used for what is now call Mortuary Affairs. Christmas 1950 dawned as a cold...
by Josh | Aug 26, 2022 | Mortuary Affairs in World War II
Quartermaster Review-May/June 1946Graves Registration search and recovery operations after World War II Note: At the time this article was written the term Graves Registration was used for what is now call Mortuary Affairs. The most intensive search in history is...
by Josh | Aug 26, 2022 | World War II
Lt. Col. Ward B. Cleaves, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewJuly-August 1945 The Office of The Quartermaster General, as staff agency of the Army Service Forces, organized a Food Service Program which went into effect on 31 July, 1943. Since that time tremendous strides...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Supply & Distribution Management
Introduction and article extracted fromhttps://www.historynet.com/red-ball-express/?r INTRODUCTION During WW II, advances toward the enemy often ran allied troops painfully short of supplies. Armies without food to feed the soldiers or medical supplies to mend the...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Transportation
By W. F. RITERCaptain, Quartermaster CorpsThe Quartermaster Review – March-April 1927 THE purpose of this brief sketch is to show the humble origin of rail transportation, the mistakes that have occurred in railway operation for military purposes, the present high...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | National Cemetery System
By Edward SteereQuartermaster Review, September – October 1953 Within 15 years following the termination of the Civil War in America, the War Department had created a national cemeterial system, with administrative control vested in the Quartermaster General....
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Part II The Quartermaster ReviewJanuary-February 1964 In depth article on selection of World War II & Korean War Unknown Soldiers Since Memorial Day, great interest has been expressed in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. In the September-October 1963 issue,...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Short History of Mortuary Affairs
Pictures are thumbnailed for fast loading. Please click the picture to see the enlarged image. To return, press the “BACK” button in your browser) World War IHow a grave is marked by the Graves Registration Service, Q.M.C.cross has both the identity tag...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Field Services, Functional Area History
Pictures are thumbnailed for fast loading. Please click the picture to see the enlarged image. To return, press the “BACK” button in your browser) World War ILaundry truck attached to mobile hospital No 39, Aulnois-s/-Vertuzy, France, 23 June 1918 Field...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Aerial Delivery / Rigger Photographs
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...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | World War II
Robert P. Patterson*(*Excerpts from a statement issued June 4, 1945)Under Secretary of WarThe Quartermaster ReviewJuly-August 1945 Warfare is rough on shoes. Army shoes must stand up under hard marching, mud, snow, and the severities of the weather. Warfare requires a...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Other Aerial Delivery Historical Articles
CPT Deirdre Cozzens Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Summer 1989 ” I wanted to become airborne…” That’s the answer often given by parachute riggers when asked why they entered the field. Recruiters tell people that becoming a rigger...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Bosnia (Humanitarian Airdrop) & New Technology
CPT Jordan S. Chroman Quartermaster Professional Bulletin – Summer 1993 A 14-year-old boy brings his family 30 pounds of food in the Muslim enclave of Gorazde in eastern Bosnia. Food is scarce since fighting between Serb militias and Muslim rebels broke out 25...
by Josh | Aug 25, 2022 | Korean War Era
Quartermaster Review September-October 1950 The following extracts are from a report of the proceedings of a committee which met on March 27th to study the problem of Quartermaster support of Airborne operations. Most of the testimony reprinted below is that of Maj....
