Services of Supply (U.S. Army)

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United States Army organization administrative command logistical command

The Services of Supply (U.S. Army) was the World War II-era logistical and administrative organization responsible for providing the U.S. Army with essential supplies, transportation, and support services.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Commanding General, Services of Supply, European Theater of Operations	1
Services of Supply (U.S. Army) canonical	1
U.S. Army Services of Supply, China-Burma-India Theater	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army organization ⓘ administrative command ⓘ logistical command ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	SOS ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility	administration ⓘ services ⓘ supply ⓘ transportation ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
function	administration of service troops ⓘ centralized control of supply services ⓘ coordination of transportation and distribution ⓘ management of depots and supply installations ⓘ procurement and storage of materiel ⓘ support of overseas theaters of operations ⓘ
goal	ensure continuous flow of materiel to combat forces ⓘ standardize and centralize Army logistics in World War II ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ U.S. Army Ground Forces ⓘ surface form: United States Army Ground Forces
notableFor	centralizing U.S. Army logistics during World War II ⓘ supporting rapid expansion of the U.S. Army in World War II ⓘ
operatedIn	continental United States ⓘ lines of communication to overseas theaters ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ
relatedTo	Army Service Forces ⓘ War Department General Staff ⓘ theater services of supply commands ⓘ
responsibleFor	logistical planning for U.S. Army operations ⓘ maintenance and services for U.S. Army units ⓘ management of transportation for U.S. Army forces ⓘ provision of essential supplies to U.S. Army forces ⓘ
role	administrative support ⓘ logistics support ⓘ services support ⓘ supply distribution ⓘ transportation support ⓘ
scope	Army-wide logistical support in the United States ⓘ support to U.S. Army forces deployed overseas ⓘ
subordinateTo	United States Department of War ⓘ surface form: War Department (United States)
successor	Army Service Forces ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II era ⓘ
typeOf	rear-area organization ⓘ support command ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War Department Circular 59 (1941) → appliesToBranch → Services of Supply (U.S. Army) ⓘ

Merrill's Marauders → partOf → Services of Supply (U.S. Army) ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army Services of Supply, China-Burma-India Theater

John C. H. Lee → positionHeld → Services of Supply (U.S. Army) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commanding General, Services of Supply, European Theater of Operations