US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Bragg, NC)

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Siam ' 123553 U 22?-Qtr nina' B ,fer Mft 45 .it ts. Top left: Office of Consolidated Property Branch .... Top right: Electrical Repair Shop .... Center left: Working at the Sanitary Fill lsalvagel . . . Center right: Salvage Yard .... Bottom left: Inspection Lane Automotive Repair Shops. . . . Bottom right: Salvage Yard.

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SUPPLY DIVISION OFFICERS L to R: Lt. Bashford, Capt. Nauman, Lt. Col. McCartney Isittingj, Capt. Mulcbay Istandingl, Lt. Col. Goodman Isittingj, C.W.O. Hudson Istandingj, Capt. Puckett, Capt. Stennah, Capt. Messman, Ca pt. Jones. 5 PPLY From Pearl Harbor until August, 1942, the S-4 of the Post Commanderfs Staff had responsibilities which corres- pond in general to those of the present Director of Supply. The organization of which he was head operated all central- ized supply and maintenance activities at Fort Bragg. When the first Supply Division was organized on August 20, 1942, Lieutenant Colonel Landon C. Rosser, Post Exe- cutive Offlcer assumed the additional duties of Director of Supply. Three major reorganizations have been made since then. The first Supply Division comprised seven branches. These branches, and their Chiefs, were as follows: Quarter- master, Lieutenant Colonel William K. Dickson, Ordnance, Colonel Garland T. Rowland, Signal, Major Marlin S. Moody, Chemical Warfare Service, Lieutenant Stanley F. Scholl, Post.Exchange, Major Warren S. Miller, Trans- portation, Lieutenant Eugene V. Fisher, and Engineer Property, Lieutenant Joseph E. Stannah. The Quartermaster Motor Maintenance District was organ- ized and put into operation on October 1, 1942. On March 28, 1943, the designation 'of the District was changed to Fort Bragg Motor Transport District, and on August 1, 1943, it was transferred to the Ordnance Department. The first major reorganization of the Supply Division was made in November 1942. Lieutenant Colonel Horace L. Johnson was named Director of Supply on that date. The reorganized Division consisted of the following branches: Control, Service Detachment, Automotive, Com- munication, Distribution, Subsistence, Maintenance, Trans- portation, and Army Exchange. OFFICE OF PURCHASING BRANCH HIVISIU The Supply Division was designated Supply and Service Division on February 9, 1943, with Lieutenant Colonel Johnson as Director. The constituent branches, and their Chiefs, under the new plan were: Quartermaster, Lieutenant Colonel Dickson, Ordnance, Lieutenant Colonel Walter D. Koch, Ordnance Motor Transport, Colonel Jacob H. Spangler, Signal, Lieutenant Colonel Moody, Chemical Warfare Service, Captain James B. Costello, Engineer Property, Captain Stannah, Transportation, Captain Earl N. Ziegler, Supply Detachment, Captain Virlyn Y. Jones. On October 20, 1943, Colonel Dickson was named Director of the Division. Other appointments made at this time included: Lieutenant Colonel Calvin H. Burkhead, Chief, Signal Branch, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Rozell, Chief, Ordnance Branch, Major Earl Loden, Chief, Supply Detachment Branch, and Lieutenant Charles DeBrell. Chief, Chemical Warfare Service. On December 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Burkhead became Director, Combined Maintenance Branch, Captain Francis M. 'Mulchay, Chief, Storage Branch, and Lieutenant Andrew H. Warlick, Post Signal Officer. Lieutenant Colonel Koch became Chief of the Ordnance Branch later, in December, 1943. Integration of maintenance activities of the Supply Branches was accomplished, at this time, when all main- tenance shops were combined. ln the execution of their work the Combined Maintenance Shops of Fort Bragg have since done some repair work for other military installa- tions. The Post Engineer Heavy Maintenance Shop was merged with the combined shops in July, 1944.

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Top left: Maintenance Branch Officers, left to right: Capt. Withers, Lt. Carlson, Lt. Shapiro, Lt. Col. McCartney, Lt. Col. Goodman lDir. Sup. Div.l, Capt. Passmore Lt. Williams, Lt. Tobin .... Top, right: Tractor Shop .... Bottom, left: Small Arms Shop .... Bottom, right: Electrical Shop. The Supply Building was so badly damaged by a fire. which occurred in December, 1943, that it was necessary for the offices to be changed to temporary quarters near the Maintenance Shops. They were removed to their former quarters upon completion of repairs in March 1944. In the reorganization of the Supply and Service Divi- sions, in January 1944, the Division Was again designated as the Supply Division and the present organization was put into effect. The various Supply Branches did not re- main as integral parts of the Division, but became identi- fied as separate Technical Services. Lieutenant Colonel Burkhead became Director of the Division, and Captain William H. Puckett Executive Officer. As reorganized, the Supply Division comprised four branches. These branches, with their Chiefs, were Maintenance, Lieutenant Colonel Bozell, Stock Control, Captain Wynian C. Lowe, Storage, Captain Francis M. Mulchayg and Purchasing, Lieutenant Emmy G. Bashford. ln April the Salvage Branch was added to the Supply Division, and Captain Jones was named Chief of Branch. Colonel Myron W. Tupper became Director, Supply Divi- sion in March 1944, a position he held until October l9i-44 at which time he was succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel liiarle S. Montgomery, who had been Deputy Director for Main- tenance since March 1944. Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Mc- Cartney the present Deputy Director for Maintenance. The main functions of the Supply Division include the supervision and coordination in general of the supply activities of the Postls seven technical services. It acts in supply and maintenance matters and discharges its func- tions after consultation with the Chiefs of Technical Serv- ices. The establishment of the Purchasing Branch for the purpose of making purchases for all organizations and services on the Post did away with the erstwhile practice of individual action by each unit. This centralized the control and hastened the procurement of all supplies purchased by the Post. The Branch also awards contracts for the sale of salvage material. All warehousing activities of the Post are coordinated by the Storage Officer. Approximately 630,000 square feet of fioor space is required to store the supplies used by the Services. 80,000 additional square feet are available for depoT-storage.