The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-15
SOS"
From Supply and Service Det.

The Supply and Service Detach-
ment was activated January 6, 1874,
combining the personnel of the for
mer Quartermaster Corps, Engineer,
Signal, Ordnance and Chemical War
fare Detachments under one com
mand. A succession of officers have
since followed Captain Fred w.
Mackie, who previously had been
commander of the Quartermaster r
group, nucleus of the new oroaniza
ton. Although many of the men were
strangers at first, the untirnu eff
forts of each commander in turn.
along with the splendid cooperation
OF all personnel, has helped to make
this outfit the number one organiza
tion among the Service Command
Units on the post. Among the officers
commanding and holding responsible
duties since activation are included:
Capt. Fred w. Mackie, 1t. Rooer
Laws, Capt. M. D. Parrish, 1t. Georue
Willis, 1t. Paul w. Martin and our
present CO., Capt. Herbert w.
Brehmer.
The Supply and Service Detach-
ment has borne and continues to bear
the burden of the supply branch at
this post. A list of the details as
signed its members is as follows:
Post bakery, Ordnance, Signal Engi-
neer, Salvage, Clothing and Quarter
mater property warehouses: Ordnance
maintenance, automotive and ammu-
milton sections; Quartermaster motor
pool; cold storage; ration breakdown,
sales commissary, detachment over
head and personenl section.
The enlisted personnel, headed by
1st SGT. John n. McCulIouqh, lists
the following non- commissioned Off
GERS and privates: five Master SER
geants, two Technical sergeants, nine
staff sergeants and T/3rd grade, 23
sergeants and T/4th grades, "a cor
porals and 18th grades, % privates
first class and 81 privates.
Our rock wall, spacious lawn. rose
bushes and flowers are but a few of
the many improvements done by mem
bers during off-duty hours to help
erase the desert-like appearance of
our detachment area. Most credit for
the wall must without favor be given
to- former member-T/3rd Robert
Jones, now with the Post Headquar-
ters Detachment (DEML), who in
variably worked. until bed check time
and on Sundays to complete his job.
Our mess is also considered tops,
the hard working group under the
direction of S/Set. Robert jackson is
one of the best balanced and efficient
groups on post. T/5th grade England
and Graves are real cooks and know
their business when it comes to pre-
pairing the daily menus. Likewise,
Brooks and Poindexter are quite ca
pabIe and have proven their worth in
emergencies.
The social and moral attitude of the
soldier has not been neglected and
on various occasions smokers, par
ties, dances and dinners have been
given in honor of some soldier retir-
ing, or members being transferred
elsewhere. Only recently a buffet
dance given was hailed as an affair
long to be remembered by the many
friends and guests who attended.
Normally considered a work outfit,
members have been and are being
transferred to combat units, and from
reliable reports both in training and
under actual battle, these former
members are upholding the old ira
dition of real soldiers: "Never quit the
job until we'll DONE" Rapidly dwindi-
ing in numbers, this organization, If
fate DEGREES, will bow out in a blaze
of glory, fully realizing that our ef-