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

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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.

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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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The Stock Control Branch supervises the property re- cording of the Technical Services. Close to 75.000 stock record cards are kept to record the information concerning serviceable properly, and several thousand cards are needed for unserviceable material. The Consolidated Property Branch was formed in July. 19-ll, hy combining the supply functions ol' the Post linginecr texcepting ll K li Supplyt, the Post Signal Offi- cer. the Post Chemical Warfare Ullicer, and the Post 'l'ransportation Ufiicer. The mission of this Branch is to re- ceive, store, classify, and issue equipment and supplies peculiar to the four Technical Services represented in the Branch. MAINTENANCE BRANCH The lVlaintenance Branch, by far the largest agency of the Supply Division, in whose combined maintenance shops over 1.000 persons, under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel 1V1cCartney, are actively engaged in restoring un- serviceable material to use. The work performed in these shops covers a wide range and the amount ol' work that they have produced makes a very creditable record. Head- ing the list in this respect are the clothing shops. with an average of 57,460 articles completely repaired monthly, the shoe repair shop, which accounts for 7.951 pairs of shoes monthly. and the automotive shops, which repair ap- proximately 600 vehicles monthly. Other repairs made in the maintenance shops during a recent month include: 5,110 electrical units, 4-,753 wood and metal items, LL,-172 small arms. 2.579 items of canvas and wehhing equipment, 2,5-19 machine shop repairs and fahrications, 391 instru- ment and optical items, 157 artillery weapons, 1415 oflice appliances. and 67 tanks and tractors. Since June 194-1-, l risoners ol' War have been used in the Clothing and Equip- page Shops, and presently there is one ltalian Ordnance HAM Company at work in the Maintenance Branch. This company is composed of ltalian prisoners of war who are loyal to the cause ol' the tinited States. The disposition as scrap and waste of unserviceable supplies and the reclamation of those that are salvageable are the main functions of the Salvage Branch. Salvage is an extremely important phase of work. Not only does the government receive large sums of money through the sale of salvagesapproximately 315,000.00 monthly--but much mritical material such as paper and tin is recovered. Top, left: Heavy Artillery Shop .... Top, right: Shoe Repair Shop .... Bottom, left: Clothing and Equipment Shop. . . . Bottom, right: Machine Shop.