A Constructing Quartermaster is appointed by orders issued by the Adjutant General, and reports directly to The Quartermaster General on all matters of his duty.

Construction is one of the oldest arts in the world. The builder has truly marked the progress of civilization by his noble works.

Camp Holabird is situated within the city limits of the city of Baltimore, about six miles southeast of the center of the city in the section that is known as the industrial district of that great city.

Background on the Army Transport Service (ATS), the “Army’s Navy”

The purpose of this brief sketch is to show the humble origin of rail transportation, the mistakes that have occurred in railway operation for military purposes, the present high state of its development and its effect on the strategy of warfare.

The procurement and training of animals for military use has been a function of the Quartermaster Department since its inception in 1775.

The following official document published on October 8, 1863, is offered in sharp contrast to the current concept of military preparedness; an evolution which covers less than 100 years, during which period horses and mules were essential components in our military set-up.

Contrary to the general belief the motor has not replaced the horse in war.

Maj. Gen. James B. Aleshire, then Quartermaster General, made extensive recommendations, in his Report for the Fiscal Year 1907, for the establishment of a separate division in his office to be charged with procuring and handling horses and mules and he also recommended the establishment of remount depots.

The Front Royal Remount Quartermaster Depot is situated about two miles southeast of Front Royal, Virginia on the slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Depot was acquired by an Act of Congress, March 13, 1911, and was officially organized August 30, 1911.

Contrary to general belief, there still exists in the military establishment a remnant of animal activity. While it is true that the Cavalry as such is no longer an arm of the service, horses and mules are being used to a limited extent.

In October 1943 the 5th Army began to recruit men and animals for use in the mountainous campaign of Italy.

Chief, the last living cavalry horse still carried on government rolls, was foaled in 1932 and purchased by the Army in 1940 at Ft.Robinson, Neb.

A big job was to assign mules to a permanent task. Success of the mission would depend to some degree on how accurately we judged the capacities of each animal and how well each mule was “classified.”

The Army Quartermaster Corps began the U.S. Armed Forces’ first war dog training during WWII. By 1945 they had trained almost 10,000 war dogs for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

Since the initiation of the War Dog program so much has been said, written, filmed, and even sung about it that War Dogs are now firmly established in the public mind as an integral part of our armed forces.

This story is taken from a report of a Quartermaster detachment of war dogs and handlers in the Southwest Pacific.

Today the Army Dog Training Center at Camp Carson, Colorado, is receiving a steady stream of dogs and is turning them into competent assistants for our troops in combat.

Throughout the history of warfare, dogs have gone into combat at the side of their masters or have been used in direct support of combat operations.

Reference Listing of published War Dogs resources.