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162. Mission ad. Ornanization.4 The Quartermaster
Class X I cnd IV Sootion operated as B part of the APNY
Q.uuorter5aster Supply Division under the direct suparvision
of the Arffiy Quartermaatcr. It was charged with the overall
supply of ClriSs I1 and IV itcans to all troops under Amy
control. It had no Trcscribed tF.blG of orgclnization but
nornnlly consisted of two officers and eight enlisted r,en.
In the performnce of its supply functions, the section was
cherged with the following responsibilities:
a. Preparation of‘ 011Clcss 11 rJnd IV plans, repons
end corresgonhmca,
b. Maintenmce of authorized stook levels.
c. Preparation of estimtes for Closs If and IV
requircrentv.
d. Requisitioning of ars y requireffi6nts.
e. Qesponsible for the efficient operation of
t6c mry Class I1 and IV Depots.
f. Control snd nllocation of itens in oritioal
short supply.
g. Liaison with the Cormunioctions Ione, Advanoe
’;cotion, Communications Zono, Ar~vGroup, and subordinate
units of tho army on all Class I1 and IVmttcrs.
h. Control of Qunrtermstcr sales store operntions.
163, Methods of Operation.
o. In generul., it was the reEp0ndbility of the
Cormonding General, Comaitmicotions Zone, to push supplies
forward to the army by whntuvcr means of transportation vms
c,vailnbfe, based upon requirements DB estimated Dr raquisitiorGd
by the armies. Suppliea were stooked in srw depots,
maintained et proscribed levels and issued to using units
upan requisition. The Cless IT and IV Section wis responsible
Por mointsining P currant Class I1 and IV plnn to
ineot chrnging sltustions and for eoourately ostiL!fiting roquirsmuts
to fill the needs of using units.
b. During the initial stagw of the continentnl
operotion, all supplies were brought to the benches under
cofitrol of the pirat US Amy, Class I1 and IV supplios
were ahipned to the continant in beaoh mlntennnce Ond
bench follow-up sets, the composition snd planning of which
had been coordinotad by the Chid Q,uuartsrsastbr, Eur0pW.n
Theater of Oocrations, ond the ‘prtermcster, Firet US Army.
mhc suapliss were controlled Pnd issued by the Writernester,
First trr~Amy, until tho latter pert of July 19b4
whcn the Advance 9ectlon, Com,unicrtions Zone, arrived
tinct assumed control,-l T ~ EThird TIS Arriy prepared pre-scheduled
requisitions for supplies to be shipped to the continent,
broken down by days in t2CCOrdQnCe with t O m X E
allocat~ons.5 In Southern bonae, the Seventh US Arrq mintnined
control of beach supply operations until D plus 24,
when the Continentea Base Section of ComrwnioatJ.oas Zona
assumed control.6
164. Feauisitionina Prooadure. 7-
~ i . During bho early stnges of the continontnl