Quartermaster Handbook
Subtitle: Laundry Company Semimobile
Publisher: G. M. photographic
Published: 1943
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Military laundries
Description: TM 10-352 Quartermaster Handbook - Laundry Company Semimobile, 1943-03
Table of contents: title: Para. Page; title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: CHAPTER 1 — THE FIELD LAUNDRY SERVICE; title: Organization of the*field laundry service I 7; title: Mission of the quartermaster laundry company, semimobile 2 7; title: Organization of the laundry company 3 11; title: Productive capacity of the laundry company 4 11; title: CHAPTER 2 — DUTIES OF PERSONNEL; title: Section 1.  — Company Officers; title: The company commander 5 13; title: Platoon leaders 6 14; title: Section II.  — The Cadre; title: General 7 15; title: The master sergeant 8 15; title: The first sergeant 9 15; title: Technical sergeants, foremen, laundry (102) 10 16; title: Technical sergeant, foreman, mechanic (114) 11 17; title: Staff sergeant, mess (824) 12 17; title: Staff sergeant, supply, operating (821) 13 18; title: Staff sergeant, supply, unit (821) 14 18; title: Corporal, clerk, company (405) 15 19; title: Cooks 16 19; title: Section III.  — Trainees; title: General 17 19; title: Chauffeurs (345) 18 20; title: Clerks, record 19 20; title: Electrician, general (078) 20 20; title: Enginemen, stationary, gasoline (081) 21 21; title: Firemen (084) 22 21; title: Folders and resizers 23 22; title: Machinist, general (114) 24 22; title: Markers (590) . 25 22; title: Mechanics, automobile (014) 26 23; title: Sheet metal worker (20 1 ) 27 23; title: Steam fitter ( 1 63) 28 23; title: Washmen and tumblermen (103) 29 24; title: CHAPTER 3 — TRAINING; title: Section I.  — General; title: Methods 30 25; title: Objective 31 25; title: The program for unit training 32 27; title: The military program 33 29; title: Section II.  — Training on Location; title: The technical background 34 29; title: Location of operating site 35 30; title: Setting up the trailers 36 31; title: Pitching tents 37 33; title: Individual bundle work 38 34; title: Bulk work 39 34; title: Resizing 40 35; title: Starting the laundry plant 41 35; title: Washing ingredients 42 35; title: The washing process 43 36; title: Section III.  — Mess; title: Company mess 44 37; title: Section IV.  — Moral and Physical Welfare; title: Religion, athletics, and recreation 45 37; title: CHAPTER 4 — ADMINISTRATION; title: Section I.  — Training Considerations; title: Present procedure 46 39; title: Trainees with partial or no training 47 39; title: Trainees with partial training 48 40; title: Section II.  — Administrative Considerations; title: Orientation of the commanding officer 49 41; title: Initial personnel rosters and change cards 50 42; title: Other administrative records 51 42; title: Administrative forms required 52 43; title: Reference to appendix on administration 53 43; title: Section III.  — Initial Property Considerations; title: Individual clothing and equipment 54 44; title: Other Items of T/BA property 55 44; title: Table of allowances of post property 56 4; title: Replenishment of property 57 45; title: Section IV.  — Company Property Records; title: The company property book 58 48; title: Individual clothing and equipment records 59 48; title: Records of post property 60 49; title: Reports covering property lost, worn, damaged or destroyed 61 49; title: CHAPTER 5 — OVERSEAS MOVEMENTS; title: Section I.  — Preparing to Leave Home Station; title: Initial procedure 62 51; title: Records 63 52; title: Lists and rosters 64 54; title: Reports 65 56; title: Disposition of unnecessary files 66 56; title: Preparation and delivery of equipment for transport shipment 67 57; title: Baggage considerations 68 58; title: Equipment to accompany troops 69 58; title: Section II.  — Movement by Motor Convoy; title: General 70 59; title: Report to port commander 71 59; title: Technical considerations 72 60; title: Supply  — the vital consideration 73 60; title: Scope of cash payments 74 60; title: Bivouacs 75 61; title: Section III.  — Movement by Roil Para. Page; title: General 76 61; title: Report to port commander 77 61; title: Request for railroad facilities 78 62; title: Report required for separate freight shipments 79 62; title: Transportation requests (AR 55-1 10) 80 62; title: Bill of lading 81 63; title: Entraining 82 63; title: Special considerations on troop movement 83 64; title: Detraining 84 64; title: Section IV.  — Combination Convoy and Rail Movement; title: General 85 65; title: Section V.  —  Arrival at Port of Embarkation; title: Immediate considerations 86 65; title: Special embarkation considerations 87 66; title: Condition of motor vehicles on arrival at the port   88 66; title: Section VI.  — On Board the Transport; title: Miscellaneous considerations on boarding the ship   89 67; title: Command responsibilities aboard transports 90 67; title: Section VII.  — Arrival at Port of Debarkation; title: Debarking 91 67; title: Fatigue details 92 68; title: CHAPTER 6 — LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT; title: Section I.  — General; title: Company equipment 93 69; title: Section equipment 94 70; title: Section II.  — The Laundry Trailer; title: General description 95 70; title: The fifth wheel 96 73; title: The landing gear 97 73; title: The stand-jacks 98 73; title: The laundry equipment 99 73; title: The boiler 100 75; title: The engine-generator set 101 78; title: The hot water heater 102 78; title: The water supply pumps 103 78; title: The washer 104 80; title: The extractor 105 80; title: The dry tumblers 106 81; title: Miscellaneous parts 107 83; title: Section III.  — Equipment  — The Tractor-Truck; title: General description 108 83; title: Operation, maintenance, and parts 109 84; title: CHAPTER 7 — THE FIELD LAUNDRY SERVICE IN THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS; title: Section I.  — Methods of Employment; title: General 110 85; title: Para. Page; title: Assigned to a field hospital 1111 86; title: Assigned to a task force 112 86; title: Operating in conjunction with a sterilization unit  113 87; title: Operating as an organic part of a salvage repair battalion 114 87; title: Section II.  — Miscellaneous considerations; title: Peculiar problems in the field 115 90; title: Security and camouflage 116 92; title: Demolition 117 92; title: APPENDICES Poge; title: Appendix A  — Check list for training inspection of quartermaster laundry company, semimobile, prior to overseas movement 93; title: Appendix B  — Quartermaster laundry company, semimobile, inspection  97; title: Appendix C  — Spare parts and tools 102; title: Appendix D  — Estimate of three months operating supplies 104; title: Appendix E  — Resizing 105; title: Appendix F  — Administration 109; title: Appendix G  — Quartermaster equipment chart 120; title: Appendix H  — Suggested form for laundry lubrication record 124; title: Appendix I  — Check lists for foreign duty 125; title: Appendix J  — Sample training progress chart 130; title: Appendix K  — Glossary 132; title: ILLUSTRATIONS Page; title: Figure 1  — C. 0. E. truck-trailer unit 6; title: Figure 2  — Organization of quartermaster laundry company, semimobile 8; title: Figure 3  — Functional chart 10; title: Figure 4  — The laundry trailer (Troy Model) 12; title: Figure 5  — The boiler-condensate return system 12; title: Figure 6  — Training program, first thirteen weeks 26; title: Figure 7  — Training program, second thirteen weeks 28; title: Figure 8  — Plan for full use of stream by troops 30; title: Figure 9  — Suggested arrangement of laundry installation 33; title: Figure 10  — The laundry trailer 70; title: Figure 11  — Typical laundry trailer floor plan 74; title: Figure 12  — The engine-generator set 76; title: Figure 13  — Gasoline pump setup 76; title: Figure 14  — The hot water heater 77; title: Figure 15  — The boiler exhaust system 77; title: Figure 16  — Electric pump and spare parts chest 79; title: Figure 17  — Low water cut-off and feed water pump 81; title: Figure 18  — Extractor and drain tub 82; title: Figure 19  — Dry tumblers 82; title: Figure 20  — Dry tumbler (inside) 8; title: Figure 21  — Autocar Model U-7144-T tractor-truck 84; title: Figure 22  — Flow of salvage through operating unit of quartermaster salvage repair battalion, semimobile 88; title: Figure 23  — Flow of work through sterilization-laundry installation  89; title: Figure 24  — Quartermaster salvage repair battalion, semimobile 91