Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Quartermaster Corps

American  

noun

Military.
  1. the branch of the U.S. Army responsible for supplying food, clothing, fuel, and equipment and for the operation of commissaries, laundries, etc.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

His math and organizational skills led him to the Army Service Forces - now the Army Quartermaster Corps.

From Washington Times Jul. 9, 2022

His math and organizational skills led him to the Army Service Forces — now the Army Quartermaster Corps.

From Seattle Times Jul. 9, 2022

He enlisted in the Army at the start of World War II and served in England, Italy and North Africa with the Quartermaster Corps, rising to the rank of major.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2016

After three years in the Army, including service with the Quartermaster Corps in the Philippines during World War II, he moved to Washington.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2015

The Quartermaster Corps was 15 percent black, the Engineer Corps 25 percent, and unassigned and miscellaneous detachments were 27 percent black.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training