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

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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.

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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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WM xv P sk Ouatwlmas Q o toxins O . NP own Z PIJST U AHTEHMASTEH The proper feeding and clothing of the thousands of men that pass through Fort Bragg is the staggering job per- formed by approximately 1,200 persons, both military and civilian, under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel F. G. Everett, Post Quartermaster, and his staff of eight officers. The magnitude of these activities may best be illustrated by the fact that, when Fort Bragg was at peak strength, close to 10,000,000 pounds of perishable com- modities alone were needed monthly to subsist the garrison, to say nothing of clothing, supplies and equipment re- quired to furnish these men. The Quartermaster Olhce was a branch of the Supply Division from August 1942 until January 1944 when, through the reorganization of that Division, it was made one of the Post's technical services. The Post Quarter- master became responsible for the operation of all Quar- termaster activities at Fort Bragg. V These activities include: the requisitioning, storing, and issuing of subsistence items, supplies, equipment, gasoline, lubricants, and forageg mess management, including the preparation, serving and con- servation of food, as well as the correlation of master menus with Post needs, and the operation of the Post Laundry. As is the case with the chiefs of other services, the Post Quartermaster confers with the Director of Supply on the maintenance, repair and warehouse facilities re- quired for Quartermaster items. Over 333,000 has already been saved through the Post Fat Rendering Plant, which has been in operation since the spring of 1944 under the direction of the Post Food Supervisor, Major Ormond K. Cummings. At this plant the rendered fat from the kitchens under the jurisdiction of the Food Conservation Program is re-rendered, clarified, packed in 200 pound containers, and delivered to the Post Bakery for use as shortening in lieu of lard needed for the production of bread. The Office of the Post Food Supervisor is also responsible for the operation of the Post Menu. ln the preparation of this menu special attention is given to nutritional adequacy, dietary balance, and pro- curement practicability. Approximately 60 messes, which are under the direct supervision of this office, are inspected regularly for sanitation, food conservation, proper cooking practices, correct mess management procedure, and garbage disposal. The subsistence Branch of the Quartermaster Office, directed by Captain Hugh B. Kohlmeyer, procures, stores, POST QUARTERMASTER OFFICERS Left to right: Lt. Williams, Capt. Roig, Capt. Kohlmeyer, Major Cummings Lt Col Everett, Major Loden, Capt. Bennet, Lt. Dinger, W. O. Felts. and issues the prescribed subsistence supplies for Fort Bragg. Seven large Warehouses are needed to store the non- perishable items used at the Post, while the Cold Storage Plant, a modern three unit freezer with a temperature varying from 8 degrees to 40 degrees, holds 1,350,000 pounds, or 52 carloads, of perishable items, such as meat. butter, eggs, cheese, fruits, and vegetables. At the Post Bakery is baked all the bread required for the garrison and Held ration issue. At times the production of bread has run as high as 50,000 pounds per day, necessitating a three shift operation. This branch is also charged with the operation of the Post Sales Commissary, where authorized individuals may purchase commodities at the same price that the Government pays for its enormous purchases of food from contracting agencies. The Fort Bragg Laundry, consisting of three modern units, contains the largest laundry facilities operated by the Quartermaster Corps on any post in the country. Employ- ing approximately 800 civilians, who are under the super- vision of Captain John R. Bennett, the laundry handles an average of 4,000,000 pieces of clothing each month, and, in addition to performing the work for the personnel and various organizations of Fort Bragg, it also services Camp Mackall and the Laurinburg-lVlaxton Air Base. Working in three shifts, the personnel prepares an average of 175,000 enlisted menis and 5,000 officers' bundles monthly. When during an emergency in July 1943 Laundry No. 3 turned out 191,210 bundles, it achieved the distinction of processing more bundles in o11e month than any other Quartermaster laundry unit in the country. The requisitioning, inspecting, storing, and issuing of all Quartermaster supplies, except subsistence, is carried on by the Property Branch, directed by Major Earl Loden. The classihcation of items turned in by combat and service organizations has resulted in full utilization of these. ltems found to be serviceable are returned, after launder- ing, to the shelves ready for reissue to troops. Those found to be unserviceable are turned over to the Salvage Branch for disposal. Others are sent to the Maintenance Shops, where they are repaired. When they are returned, they are stored for reissue.'The extent of the operations of this branch can best be understood when it is considered that in one month over 220,000 pieces were classified by the Clothing and Equipage Section, while the Shoe Section in- spected over 66,000 pairs of shoes.