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.

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Example Sentences

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

Elliott’s Australian service ended when he was sent to New Guinea to work in the Quartermaster Corps, shipping food, ammuniton and other supplies to various places in the Pacific theater.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 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

From 1861-1865 the Quartermaster Corps of the Union Army made 116,148 burials.

From The Civil War Centennial Handbook by Price, William H.