Question

Which agency managed the purchase and distribution of military supplies during World War I?

Answer 1

The Quartermaster Corps were the ones who managed purchasing, and also the distribution of supplies during World War I.

Answer 2

War Industries Board managed the purchase and distribution of military supplies during World War I.

The War Industries Board (WIB) constituted a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, with the purpose of coordinating the purchase of war supplies between the War Department (Department of the Army) and the Navy Department.

The board was led initially by Frank A. Scott.