Crisp County GaArchives Military Records.....REESE, LT J.R. November 28, WWII U.S ARMY ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: WYLIE SHEPPARD JR http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007303 August 10, 2011, 2:25 pm GRADUATED AT OFFCERS SCHOOL CAMP LEE,VA. JOESPH R REESE,WHOSE MOTHER , MRS R.A. REESE, LIVES AT 312 16TH AVE, CORDELE,GA.,WAS AMONG THE ALMOST 250 NEW OFFICERS GRADUATED IN OFFICER CANDIDATE CLASS NO. 44 AT THE QUARTERMASTER SCHOOL HERE TODAY. BRIG. GENERAL ROLAND WALSH, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE PHILADELPHIA DEPOT, WAS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT THE COMMISSIONING EXCERCISES,WHICH CLIMIXED SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A RIGOROUS 17-WEEK COURSE IN SUPPLY OPERATIONS AND FIELD TACTICS DESIGNED TO PREPARE OFFICER CANDIDATES TO ASSUME VARIED QUARTERMASTER DUTIES ON WORLD BATTLEFRONTS. THE NEW SECOND LTS. WERE WERE CONGRATULATED BY COL L.L.COBB, COMMANDANT OF THE QUARTERMASTER SCHOOL, WHO TOLD THEM THEY WERE PRIVALEGED TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE FINAL LIQUIDATION OF THE ENEMY. CANDIDATES AT THIS '' UNIVERSITY OF THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS'' ARE CHOSEN BY BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE ARMY SELECTION IS BASED UPON INITITAVE,MILITARY APTITUDE ,INTELLIGENCE,CIVILIAN EXPERIENCE AND ARMY RECORDS. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/crisp/military/ww2/other/reese1525mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb