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THIRD QUARTERMASTER SCHOOL REGIMENT — OFFICER CANDIDATE CLASS NO. 20
The Quartermaster School, Camp Lee, Virginia • World War II •

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Document Overview:
This is the class book of Officer Candidate Class No. 20, Third Quartermaster School Regiment, compiled by the class itself and dedicated to its commanding officer, Lt. Col. Albert J. Brandon, who contributes the foreword. It follows the class from activation on February 1, 1943, through eight weeks of officer training at Camp Lee to commissioning on April 30, 1943, with a humorous narrative of OCS life, the school and regimental staff, the class Board of Governors, and full rosters with home addresses for Companies F, G, H, I and K, illustrated with candid photographs and classroom sayings. Printed by Central Printing Company of Petersburg, it is offered here as a digital download of a scanned copy.

Campaigns: None — stateside officer training at Camp Lee, Virginia (activated February 1, 1943; commissioned April 30, 1943)

Commanders: Col. George A. Horkan (Commandant, The Quartermaster School); Col. Harry L. Waggoner (Assistant Commandant); Col. Nelson J. Moore (Commanding Officer of Troops); Lt. Col. Albert J. Brandon (Regimental Commander); Capt. Joseph T. Curtin (Second Battalion Commander); 1st Lt. E. P. Davis (Company F); Capt. M. Gallagher (Company G); 1st Lt. W. R. Merriam (Company H); Capt. Ira F. Willard (Company I); 2nd Lt. C. A. Nast (Company K)

Unit publication: unknown

Table of Contents
Dedication to Lt. Col. Albert J. Brandon
Activation and Commissioning
Foreword
And Then It Came To Pass
Quartermaster School Staff
Regimental Staff Officers
Board of Governors
Company “F” — Officers, Cadre and Roster
Company “G” — Officers, Cadre and Roster
Company “H” — Officers, Cadre and Roster
Company “I” — Officers, Cadre and Roster
Company “K” — Officers, Cadre and Roster
Candid Photographs and Classroom Sayings

“It is the brief history of an eagle who took off his stripes and put on his bars.” — “And Then It Came To Pass,” Class Twenty