military heraldry (given to the Adjutant General's Corps in 1962).Army Remount Service horses/war dogs (military dog training given to Corps of Military Police in 1951) military construction (given to the Corps of Engineers in the early 1940s).military transportation (given to the newly established Army Transport Service during the American Civil War and to the Transportation Corps in 1942).shower, laundry, fabric/light textile repairįormer functions and missions of the Quartermaster Corps were:.aerial delivery (parachute packing, air item maintenance, heavy and light equipment parachute drop, rigging and sling loading).Mortuary Affairs (formerly graves registration).general supply (except for ammunition and medical supplies).The function of the Quartermaster Corps is to provide the following support to the Army: Ĭurrent Regimental Insignia Initial Regimental Insignia Branch Insignia as worn by Quartermaster Officers Functions
The Branch Insignia is worn on the lapel of the Army Service Uniform, singly on a brass disk for Enlisted personnel and in pairs for Officers. The colors red, white, and blue are the national colors.
The gilt (gold) eagle is the national bird and is symbolic of our nation. The thirteen stars and spokes of the wheel represent the original colonies and the origin of the Corps which occurred during the Revolutionary War. The wheel has thirteen spokes, a red and white hub, and a blue felloe (the outer edge of the wheel) embedded with thirteen gilt (gold) stars. The wheel is styled after a six-mule-wagon wheel and represents transportation and delivery of supplies. The key is representative of the Corps traditional storekeeping function. The sword is characteristic of military forces and symbolized the Quartermaster Corps control of military supplies.
The Branch Insignia was approved in its present form in 1913. The Regimental DUI is worn on the Soldier's right side above the name tag and any unit awards on the Army Service Uniform. The design was changed on 7 June 1994 to add color to the insignia. The original regimental insignia was all gold and approved on 31 March 1986. Attached below the device is a gold scroll inscribed SUPPORTING VICTORY in black. The insignia is described as a gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch in height consisting of a gold eagle with wings spread and head lowered looking to his right and standing upon a wheel with a blue felloe set with thirteen gold stars, having thirteen gold spokes and the hub white with a red center superimposed on the wheel a gold sword and key crossed diagonally hilt and bow up, all on a black background and resting upon a wreath of green laurel terminating at either side below the eagle's wings at the upper end of the sword and key. The Regimental Insignia was authorized in 1986 and revised in 1994 to the current insignia. military operation from the Revolutionary War to recent operations in Iraq ( Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan ( Operation Enduring Freedom). Quartermaster units and soldiers have served in every U.S. In 1912, Congress consolidated the former Subsistence, Pay, and Quartermaster Departments to create the Quartermaster Corps. In its place the nation was divided into three departments, each with its own agent and subordinates who were responsible for quartermaster functions within each Department The Quartermaster Corps was re-established in 1812.įrom 1775 to 1912, this organization was known as the Quartermaster Department. In 1802 under President Thomas Jefferson the size of the US Army was reduced with the Quartermaster Department being disbanded. On that date, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution providing for "one Quartermaster General of the grand army and a deputy, under him, for the separate army". Army's oldest logistics branch, established 16 June 1775. See also: Quartermaster General of the United States Army
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