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The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Japan

The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Japan

Paperback

Series: United States Army in World War II: The Technical Services

World War II

ISBN10: 1514809575
ISBN13: 9781514809570
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 3 2015
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.78 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
This is the fourth and concluding volume of a series which records the experiences of the Army's Quartermaster organization in World War II. The first two volumes of this group describe the problems and achievements of the Quartermaster Corps in the zone of interior and the third, still in preparation, will relate operations in the war against Germany. This volume tells the story of Quartermaster supply and service in the war against Japan in the Pacific. The principal Quartermaster function during World War II was to supply items commonly required by all Army troops-food, clothing, petroleum products, and other supplies of a general character-regardless of their duties. In the Pacific, as elsewhere, Quartermaster supply responsibilities included the determination of requirements, the procurement of the items needed both from the United States and from local producers, and the storage and distribution of items after they had been received. Quartermaster troops also furnished numerous services, including the collection and repair of worn-out and discarded articles, the provision of bath and laundry facilities, and the identification and burial of the dead. The author has concentrated in this volume on the many problems which were inevitable in a distant and strange environment, and his narrative naturally reflects the viewpoint of the troops and the commanders in the field.

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