Branch insignia of Ordnance Corps

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Mission

The mission of the Corps (as stated on their website) is:

“The purpose of the Ordnance Corps is to support the development, production, acquisition and sustainment of weapons systems and munitions, and to provide explosive ordnance disposal, during peace and war, to provide superior combat power to current and future forces of the United States Army.”

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Chiefs of Ordnance

• Ezekiel Cheever 1776 ¹
• Colonel Decius Wadsworth, 1815-1821 ²
• Colonel George Bomford, 1832-1848
• Colonel George Talcott, 1848-1851
• Colonel Henry K. Craig, 1851-1861
• Brigadier General James W. Ripley, 1861-1863
• Brigadier General George D. Ramsay, 1863-1864
• Brigadier General Alexander B. Dyer, 1864-1874
• Brigadier General Stephen V. Benet, 1874-1891
• Brigadier General Daniel W. Flagler, 1891-1899
• Brigadier General Adelbert R. Buffington, 1899-1901
• Major General William Crozier, 1901-1918
• Major General Clarence C. Williams, 1918-1930
• Major General Samuel Hof, 1930-1934
• Major General William H. Tschappat, 1934-1938
• Major General Charles M. Wesson, 1938-1942
• Lieutenant General Levin H. Campbell, Jr., 1942-1946
• Major General Everett S. Hughes, 1946-1949
• Major General Elbert L. Ford, 1949-1953
• Lieutenant General Emerson L. Cummings, 1953-1958
• Lieutenant General John H. Hinrichs, 1958-1962
• Major General Horace F. Bigelow, 1962 ³
• Major General William E. Potts, 1983-1986
• Major General Leon E. Salomon, 1986-1988
• Major General James W. Ball, 1988-1990
• Major General Johnnie E. Wilson, 1990-1992
• Major General John G. Coburn, 1992-1994
• Major General James W. Monroe, 1994-1995
• Major General Robert D. Shadley, 1995-1997
• Brigadier General Thomas R. Dickinson, 1997-1998
• Major General Dennis K. Jackson, 1998-2000
• Major General Mitchell Stevenson, 2000-2003
• Brigadier General William M. Lenaers, 2003-2004
• Major General Vincent E. Boles, 2004-Present

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Notes

Note 1: , Was not officially a Chief of Ordnance as the department did not yet exist.

Note 2: , The Ordnance Department and Artillery Department were merged from 1821 to 1832 in the interest of economy. The Ordnance Department would be re-established in 1832.

Note 3: , The Office of the Chief of Ordnance was abolished and all ordnance-related administrative functions were performed by other Army agencies in 1962. The position was re-established in 1983, as a proponent agency for all ordnance-related occupational specialties and career management fields. The Ordnance Corps would join the regimental system of the U.S. Army in 1986, with the Office of the Chief of Ordnance being re-established as the head of the Corps. The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

References

• A brief history of the Ordnance Corps

External links

• Official website of the Ordnance Corps