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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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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 service in the Army Quartermaster Corps in the China, Burma, India theater during World War II, he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from the University of Michigan in 1949 and 1950, respectively.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2016

When no enlisted men of the Quartermaster Corps are attached for such positions there shall be added to each mountain artillery Hdqrs.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

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