Quartermaster Corps

Mihtary interest in the development of fuel and thermal resistant elastomers for low temperature service created a need for fluorinated elastomers. In the early 1950s, the M. W. Kellogg Co. in a joint project with the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, and 3M in a joint project with the U.S. Air Force, developed two commercial fluorocarbon elastomers. The copolymers of vinyUdene fluoride, CF2=CH2, and chlorotrifluoroethylene, CF2=CFC1, became available from Kellogg in 1955 under the trademark of Kel-F (1-3) (see Fluorine compounds, ORGANic-POLYcm.OROTRiFLUOROETHYLENE Poly(vinylidene) fluoride). In 1956, 3M introduced a polymer based on poly(l,l-dihydroperfluorobutyl acrylate) trademarked 3M Brand Fluorombber 1F4 (4). The poor balance of acid, steam, and heat resistance of the latter elastomer limited its commercial use. 

Coe, M. R., Deterioration of Fats and Oils, Quartermaster Corps Manual 17-7, Army Serv-... 

TJ. S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Tentative Specification, OQMG No. 100A (Jan. 18, 1944). 

Up until 1950 it was known as Army Ordnance Department. The Dept was created by an Act of Congress. 14 May 1812. Prior to this, in colonial days, the colonists used ammunition and weapons seized from the British either on land or seas and originally the Quartermasters Corps handled supply problems. Some muskets were produced by locksmiths imported from France and West... 

This work was supported in part at MIT by the U. S. Army Research Office and the U. S. Army Quartermaster Corps and in part at both institutions by the National Science Foundation. 

United States Pharmacopeia United States Patent Office United States Post Office United States Quartermaster Corps United States Rubber Co,... 

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U. S. Quartermaster Corps, Research and Development Branch, Textile Micros-... 

U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Office of Technical Services, Bibliography of Quartermaster Corps... 

A detailed description of plastics manufacture in Germany was prepared under the auspices of the Quartermaster Corps ( 5). Synthetic fiber developments in Germany are covered in a review which also includes information on plastics and synthetic organic chemicals (29). A review of German dyestuffs and dye intermediates was published as a FIAT final report (28). The BIOS survey report series includes many review reports of this type a list of these BIOS reports published and planned is available (24)-... 

Water has always been a supply and logistical factor in battle. Considerable resources are spent by the militaiy to ensure that essential battlefield hydration requirements are met. The US Army Quartermaster Corps has a 92W Military Occupation Specialty for Water Treatment Specialist. The 92W is responsible for installation and operation of water purification equipment, water storage and distribution operations and activities. ... 

In 1942, the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps was trying to find a replacement for the standard issue brass U.S. Army bugle. Mills Plastics, of Chicago, worked closely with both a plastic toy trumpet manufacturer and a designer of woodwind instruments to design a bugle for testing. 

OCCWS was at work on the problem when Copthorne informed it of his experience. The War Department CWS finally succeeded in obtaining a more stable bleach and in improving the container, but the tropical climate continued to take its toll in every storage place from Australia to the Philippines. Fortunately, the deteriorated bleach was still adequate for the hygienic uses to which the Quartermaster Corps and the Corps of Engineers could put it. Because of this secondary use, the demands on critically short transportation were no greater than they would have been had each service obtained its own supply. The CWS SWTA was forced to adjust to the demands of continuous survey of stocks and handling transfers. ... 

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