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Colt Model M .32 ACP serial number 566926 - Military Model M .32 ACP pistol, issued in 1958 in large 1911 style kraft
box, parkerized finish, with U.S. PROPERTY
mark on right side of frame and ordnance mark behind the thumb
safety on the left side of the frame. Pistol is documented as having been
issued to Major General Oliver C. Harvey and is pictured with
the original box numbered to the gun.
Original signed Certificate Inducting Oliver
C. Harvey into General Patton's Desert Rats - "Ye
Ancient Flea Bitten and Honorable Order of Desert Rats Certifies
that Oliver Harvey having served and appropriate apprenticeship
in the Great American Desert enjoyed highballs sucked from the
barrel cactus, cholla plucked form the seat of his pants, the
pleasures of parched lips, consuming thirst, the desiccating
atmosphere, the perfume of greasewood fires, the grating of sand
in his rations, the arctic chill of desert nights and the
eternal dirt, dust, grime and sweat of scorching days, has been
duly initiated and is declared hereby, to be a DESERT RAT, FIRST
CLASS signed G.S. Patton, Jr., Chief Rodent, Dated 21 August
1945."
Major General Oliver C. Harvey's medals (Note: at
center is Major General Harvey's Distinguished Service Medal
he earned as a Colonel in 1944 -- see citation below.)
(Then Colonel) Oliver C. Harvey's citation for his
Distinguished Service Medal (pictured at center in photo of
medals above)
Some additional medals awarded to MG Oliver C. Harvey.
Original Box for Major General Oliver C. Harvey's Colt Model
1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number 566926
Much accompanied this set, including original wrapped
accessories with IBM style punch card inventory tags for
cleaning brush (1005-716-2132), cleaning rod (1005-556-4102) and
two magazines (1005-317-2482).
Letter from Rock Island Arsenal which documents the issue of
Colt Model 1903 .32 ACP serial number 566926 to then Brigadier
General Oliver C. Harvey.
 Copy of
the database entry screen from Rock Island Arsenal
documenting issue of "1 ea Pistol Auto Colt Cal.. .32" to
Brigadier General Olicer C. Harvey on November 5, 1958. Pistol was shipped on
November 5, 1958 to the Atlanta Gen Depot, Forrest Park,
Georgia.
Standard Dray Ticket for transport and delivery of BG Harvey's
Colt 1903 .32 ACP General Officer pistol.
Original outer shipping box from the
Quartermaster Activities department, Cameron Station, U.S. Army,
Alexandria, Virginia, containing Brigadier General Harvey's
General Officer's black belt, gold buckle, black 1911 holster
and black 1903 Colt .32 ACP holster.
Major General Oliver C. Harvey's Defense
Supply Agency Flag - 15 June 1961 - 31 July 1966
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Major General Oliver C. Harvey
O-38776 |
| Born, 17 July 1909 |
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Born - Arkansas
E-Armed Forces Staff College Grad Industrial College
of the Armed Forces 1949 Command & General Staff
School 5 Gold Star C1 41 2nd Lieutenant Infantry
Reserve 1 April 33 to Brigadier General Army of the
United States 6 October 1958, Regular Army, Captain
Quartermaster Corps 5 September 1946 Date of Rank 17
July 1944 to Colonel 17 Dec 1958. |
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Distinguished Service
Medal |
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Legion of Merit |
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Bronze Star Medal |
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Commendation Ribbon
with Oak Leaf Cluster |
| 14 September 1971 |
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Died, buried Little Rock
National Cemetery |
| December 1982 |
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Obituary |
| 12 August 1994 |
Hall of Fame
Inductee |
MAJOR GENERAL OLIVER C. HARVEY
U.S. ARMY (RET)
Is posthumously inducted into the
Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC) Hall of Fame
this twelfth day of August 1994 for his
extraordinary leadership and support as Commander of
the Military Clothing and Textile Supply Agency, the
Defense Clothing and Textile Supply Center, and then
the Defense Personnel Support Center, from 1962 to
1966. General Harvey oversaw the complex
consolidation of the Defense Medical Supply Center
in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the Defense Subsistence
Supply Center in Chicago, Ill., with the Defense
Clothing and Textile Supply Center in Philadelphia.,
Pa., to form what became DPSC. This significant
accomplishment created one central organization
which provided the food, clothing and medical
supplies to America’s fighting forces worldwide.
http://www.troopsupport.dla.mil/about_us/harvey.htm
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