Quartermaster Center and School

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U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School
Qmschool patch.png
Quartermaster School SSI
Active1 March 1910 - present
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy
TypeQuartermaster
RoleSchool
Garrison/HQ Fort Lee,
Virginia
MottosFamam Extendimus Factis
("We Spread Our Fame by Our Deeds.")
Colors   Buff and ultramarine
Commanders
Quartermaster CommandantCOL Kevin W. Agness
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Tonya Sims
Insignia
Quartermaster School DUI QMSchool-DUI.jpg
Quartermaster School flag Qm flag1 sm.jpg

The Quartermaster Center and School is a formation of the United States Army's Combined Arms Support Command, and is located at Fort Lee, Virginia. The school is operated by the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade and its assigned units.[ citation needed ]

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History

The school was initiated on 1 March 1910, at the Philadelphia Depot, under Brig. Gen. James B. Aleshire. The school moved to Schuylkill Arsenal in Pennsylvania in 1928. [1]

During World War II, despite expanding into vacant buildings in the nearby community, the facilities at Schuylkill Arsenal grew overcrowded. On 6 October 1941, the school officially moved to Camp Lee (now Fort Lee) in Virginia. [1]

Insignia

The shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) is a buff (i.e., tan) rounded lozenge, 2 inches by 3 inches with a blue torch with blue flames and a crossed blue key and sword.

The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the Quartermaster Training Command on 7 November 1956. On 24 November 1975 the insignia was amended to reverse the colors of the insignia.

The distinctive unit insignia (DUI) is a buff shield with a pointed flat top. It is divided by a thick diagonal blue line with white accents. The upper division contains the Liberty Bell and the lower division has the lamp of knowledge upon a closed book. The Liberty Bell is symbolic of the city of Philadelphia, where the Quartermaster Corps School was first established. The lamp of knowledge upon the closed book represents the educational character of the school. At the base of the shield, placed is the motto of the school, "Famam extendimus factis" – "We spread our fame by our deeds." [1]

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the Quartermaster Corps School on 16 December 1929.

Flag

The flag of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School is buff with an ultramarine fringe. The distinctive insignia of the school is centered on the flag.

Quartermaster commandants / quartermaster generals

Source(s): [2] [3]

Rank and nameFromTo
COL Kevin W. AgnessJune 2025Incumbent
COL Erin C. MillerJuly 2024June 2025
COL Jin H. PakJune 2023May 2024
BG Mike SieglJune 2022June 2023
BG Michelle K. DonahueJune 2020June 2022
BG Douglas M. McBride Jr. June 2018June 2020
BG Rodney D. Fogg June 2016June 2018
BG Ronald Kirklin June 2014June 2016
BG John E. O'Neil IV August 2012June 2014
BG Gwen Bingham November 2010August 2012
BG Jesse R. Cross October 2007November 2010
BG Mark A. BelliniAugust 2005October 2007
BG Scott G. WestMay 2003August 2005
MG Terry E. JuskowiakJuly 2001May 2003
MG Hawthorne L. ProctorJuly 1999July 2001
MG James M. WrightJune 1997July 1999
MG Henry T. GlissonJune 1996June 1997
MG Robert K. GuestAugust 1993June 1996
LTG John J. Cusick July 1991August 1993
MG Paul J. Vanderploog July 1989June 1991
MG William T. McLeanJune 1987July 1989
MG Eugene L. Stillions Jr.March 1984June 1987
MG Harry L. Dukes Jr.July 1981March 1984
MG Webster AndersonJune 1961July 1962
MG Andrew T. McNamara June 1957June 1961
MG Kester L. HastingsFebruary 1954March 1957
MG George A. HorkanOctober 1951January 1954
MG Herman FeldmanMarch 1949September 1951
MG Thomas B. Larkin February 1946March 1949
LTG Edmund B. Gregory April 1940January 1946
MG Henry GibbinsApril 1936March 1940
MG Louis H. BashFebruary 1934March 1936
MG John L. DeWitt February 1930February 1934
MG B. Frank CheathamJanuary 1926January 1930
MG William H. HartAugust 1922January 1926
MG Harry L. Rogers July 1918August 1922
MG Henry G. Sharpe September 1916July 1918
MG James B. Aleshire July 1907September 1916
BG Charles F. Humphrey April 1903July 1907
BG Marshall I. Ludington February 1898April 1903
BG George H. Weeks February 1897February 1898
BG Charles G. Sawtelle August 1896February 1897
BG Richard N. Batchelder June 1890July 1896
BG Samuel B. Holabird July 1883June 1890
BG Rufus Ingalls February 1882July 1883
BG Daniel H. Rucker February 1882February 1882
BG Montgomery C. Meigs May 1861February 1882
BG Joseph E. Johnston June 1860April 1861
BG Thomas S. Jesup May 1818June 1860
COL George Gibson April 1816April 1818
COL James MullanyApril 1816April 1818
BG Robert Swartwout March 1813June 1816
BG Morgan Lewis April 1812March 1813
MG John Wilkins Jr. June 1796June 1802
James O'Hara April 1792May 1796
Samuel HodgdonMarch 1791April 1792
COL Timothy Pickering August 1780July 1785
MG Nathanael Greene March 1778August 1780
MG Thomas Mifflin October 1776November 1777
COL Stephen Moylan June 1776September 1776
MG Thomas MifflinAugust 1775May 1776

23rd Quartermaster Brigade

23rd Quartermaster Brigade
23rd Quartermaster Brigade SSI.jpg
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active12 February 1987 - present
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy
TypeQuartermaster
Size Brigade
Garrison/HQ Fort Lee, Virginia
Motto"The Corps Starts Here"
Commanders
Current
commander		COL David L. Thompson [4]
Insignia
Distinctive
unit
insignia		 23 QM Bde DUI.jpg

Organization

EmblemUnit nameStructure
US Army 23rd Quartermaster Brigade SSI.png 23rd Quartermaster Brigade

Source(s): [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Richardson, E. Ramsay (29 November 1963). "History of the Quartermaster School" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Office of the Quartermaster General. Retrieved 10 May 2025– via Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
  2. ↑ "Previous Quartermaster Commandants | Quartermaster Corps & School". quartermaster.army.mil. 19 August 2025. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Homepage | Quartermaster Corps & School". quartermaster.army.mil. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Bell, Terrance (6 June 2023). "Former Dragon Brigade Soldier accepts its reins of leadership". www.dvidshub.net. Retrieved 29 November 2025. Col. David L. Thompson (...) formally took charge of the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, during a change of command ceremony Friday [Friday, 23 June 2023] (...).
  5. ↑ "About | 23rd Quartermaster Brigade". quartermaster.army.mil. 6 November 2025. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "History | 23rd Quartermaster Brigade". quartermaster.army.mil. 6 November 2025. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.

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