26 Febuary - 3 March 1910

Quartermaster School Established

On 1 March 1910 the U.S. Army Quartermaster School opened its doors for the first time with a 14-week course for Quartermaster sergeants at the Philadelphia Depot. The curriculum soon expanded to include officers as well as senior NCOs, and in 1921 was moved to nearby Schuylkill Arsenal, where it remained for another two decades.

As World War II approached, the School left its cramped quarters in Philadelphia on 5 October 1941, and opened the next day at its new home — Camp Lee, Virginia — where it has been ever since. Over 52,000 Quartermaster soldiers trained at the QM School during World War II, and tens of thousands more during the Korean War.

Throughout its history the Quartermaster School has steadily evolved with new organizations, new methods, and new programs. The founders could not have imagined such functional areas as logistics automation or aerial delivery, yet these are standard topics today. The standards of excellence for its hundreds of thousands of graduates has not changed.

This week the Quartermaster School proudly celebrates its anniversary while still upholding its motto: Famam Extendimus Factis — “We spread our fame by our deeds.”

Compiled by Dr. Steven Anders, former Quartermaster School historian.