U. S. Navy Supply Corps School
Commissioned on this site 15 January 1954, the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School is the "Home" of the Navy Supply Corps. At this school newly commissioned Navy Supply Corps officers receive basic training in leadership, retail operations, disbursing, food service, data processing, and inventory management to prepare them for their roles as "The Navy´s Business Managers" afloat and ashore. The school also provides specialized advanced logistics training not only to U.S. Naval personnel, but also to military officers from many foreign nations. Although the history of the Supply Corps dates back to 1795 it was not until 1921 that the first Supply Corps School opened in Washington, D.C. In 1924 the school was discontinued and reopened in 1934 as the Naval Finance and Supply School in Philadelphia, PA. In 1941 the school was merged into the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. In 1945 the school was moved to Bayonne, NJ, where it operated until 1954 when it was relocated to this site. Also located on this site is the Supply Corps Museum which depicts the history, heritage and traditions of the Supply Corps.
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
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