United States Army in World War II
The Technical Services

The Chemical Warfare Service:
Chemicals in Combat

by
Brooks E. Kleber
and
Dale Birdsell

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF MILITARY HISTORY
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1966


. . . to Those Who Served


CONTENTS

Forward vii
The Authors viii
Preface

ix
Chapter     Page
I. Origins of the Chemical Warfare Service 3
 
II. The CWS in the European Theater 36
 
III. CWS Administration and Supply: Mediterranean 86
 
IV. Theater Supply: Europe 136
 
V. CWS Administration: Pacific 187
 
VI. Theater Supply: Pacific 236
 
VII. Chemical Warfare Service Units 277
 
VIII. Large Area Smoke Screens in the MTO 321
 
IX. Large Area Smoke Screens in the ETO 354
 
X. Large Area Smoke Screens in the Pacific 394
 
XI. The 4.2-Inch Mortar in the MTO 418
 
XII. The Chemical Mortar in the ETO 459
 
XIII. The Chemical Mortar in the Pacific 492
 
XIV. The Flame Thrower in the Pacific: Guadalcanal to the Marshall Islands 534
 
XV. The Flame Thrower in the Pacific: Marianas to Okinawa 558
 
XVI. The Flame Thrower in the War Against Germany 592
 
XVII. Fire From the Air 614
 
XVIII. CWS Overseas--An Evaluation 636
 
 
  INDEX 675
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