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During World War II, he served as the quartermaster-general from 1941 to 1944 and was promoted to General of the Artillery on 1 August 1943. On 24 July 1939, he drew up regulations that allowed German soldiers to take hostages from civilian populations and execute them in response to resistance. [1]
In 1945 he was promoted to lieutenant general, the first Quartermaster Officer to attain this rank. As Quartermaster General during World War II, he oversaw the development, procurement and distribution of billions of dollars worth of equipment and supplies. Gregory also supervised the training of thousands of quartermaster soldiers.
In 1945 he was promoted to Lieutenant General, the first Quartermaster Officer to attain this rank. As Quartermaster General during World War II, he oversaw the development, procurement and distribution of billions of dollars worth of equipment and supplies. Gregory also supervised the training of thousands of quartermaster soldiers.
Everett Busch (14 March 1893 – 31 March 1985) was a United States Army general who served in World War I and World War II. During World War II he was the quartermaster of General George S. Patton's Third United States Army. After the war he served as the commandant of the Quartermaster Center and School.
The operations-oriented volumes and some others were reprinted by The National Historical Society during the 1990s in a 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition series. They are 7” x 9” with a hard cover (without a dust jacket) whose face is a black-and-white photograph with the title superimposed.
Andrew Thomas McNamara Jr. was born in East Providence, Rhode Island, on 14 May 1905, [1] [2] one of four children and the only son of a barber. [3] At high school he distinguished himself as an athlete, [4] He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on 1 July 1924, and graduated on 9 June 1928, ranked 253rd in his class of 261.
On February 1, 1946, he became Quartermaster General of the US Army, serving in this position until March 20, 1949. [1] He retired with grade of lieutenant general in 1952. Larkin died at Walter Reed Army Hospital on October 17, 1968, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Quartermaster Corps is the U.S. Army's oldest logistics branch, established 16 June 1775. 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".