Paul Logan (colonel)

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Colonel Paul D. Logan served as a US Army Quartermaster before and during World War II as the Deputy Director of the Subsistence Division, Office of the Quartermaster General.^[1] His most notable accomplishment was the development of the "Logan Bar", or Ration D bar, an emergency chocolate ration manufactured by Hershey Chocolate.^[2]^[3] He was also responsible for the adoption of dehydrated potatoes and onions.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ Fisher, John C. (2011). Food in the American military : a history. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-3417-6.
↑ Paoletti, Rodolfo; Poli, Andrea; Conti, Ario; et al., eds. (2012). "1". Chocolate and Health. Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-88-470-2037-5.
↑ Wilson, Philip K.; Hurst, William Jeffrey (2012). Chocolate as Medicine: A Quest Over the Centuries. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-84973-411-0.

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[1] Fisher, John C. (2011). Food in the American military : a history. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-3417-6.

[Hersey-2] Paoletti, Rodolfo; Poli, Andrea; Conti, Ario; et al., eds. (2012). "1". Chocolate and Health. Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-88-470-2037-5.

[RSOC-3] Wilson, Philip K.; Hurst, William Jeffrey (2012). Chocolate as Medicine: A Quest Over the Centuries. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-84973-411-0.

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