 In May 1942 Somervell chose his WWI 89th Division superior, Maj. Gen. John C. H. Lee, who was commanding the 2nd Infantry Division (United States) in Texas at the time, to take this post.The Services of Supply was renamed the Army Service Forces in March 1943, as the term "supply" was felt to be too narrow a description of the broad range of logistic activities carried out by the organization.As head of Army Service Forces, Somervell became responsible for the implementation of the Army Supply Program.