by Amy McClure | Aug 11, 2022
As Quartermaster General implemented the new “Single Manager” which gave the Quartermaster Corps responsibility for wholesale supply of food and clothing to all the U.S. Armed Forces. Kester Lovejoy Hastings was born in Lewiston, Idaho, March 20, 1897. He...
by Amy McClure | Aug 11, 2022
George Anthony Horkan was born July 1, 1894, in Augusta, Georgia and died November 2, 1974. He graduated from Georgetown University, Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1915, and served as battalion Sergeant Major, 1st Infantry, Georgia National Guard,...
by Amy McClure | Aug 11, 2022
General Vaughan was responsible for the logistical support of American and Allied forces in China during World War II, focused on Army logistics for 35 years of his 50-year career at every level and in every functional area. He served as a Quartermaster in research...
by Amy McClure | Aug 11, 2022
General McLaughlin became synonymous with the high quality of Army Food Service because of his initiatives that included establishing courses for Army cooks and bakers, building a world-class culinary Arts Team and establishing a British exchange program. He was an...
by Amy McClure | Aug 11, 2022
Lieutenant General Gregg served in two wars and held key Quartermaster command assignments in the United States, Korea, Japan, Europe and Vietnam. In his final assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics in Washington, D.C., he exercised staff responsibility for...
by Amy McClure | Aug 11, 2022
General Richard H. Thompson began his 42-year term as an enlisted soldier and became the first Quartermaster Officer in the Corps’ 200-year history to hold the rank of full General while still on active duty. He also was the first commander of the Troop Support...
