Quartermaster Corps misc. photograph collection. 1945-

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Quartermaster Corps misc. photograph collection. 1945-

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Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: World War II (WWII), Vietnam War. General description of the collection: The Quartermaster Corps misc. photograph collection consists of images that fall under a cumulative subject but are not from a particular donor. This is a growing collection. There is a box for WWII and one for Vietnam War related photos. The WWII box has photos dealing with the Army Effects Bureau for 1945, specifically, effects warehousing. Photos include the administrative staff, the various branches of the Bureau performing their respective duties of breaking down incoming effects and recording effects, careful handling of sensitive items and some examples of effects, some of great monetary value. The Vietnam box contains photographs (with many duplicates of those found the United States (U.S.) Army Military History Institute's Vietnam miscellaneous collection) which deal specifically with Quartermaster activities, personnel and items both in the U.S. and in the country of Vietnam.

2 boxes (117 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7603049

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army Effects Bureau

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United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps

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