Toxins and Fire: The US Chemical Warfare Service in Asia and the Pacific during WWII
By Frederick J. Thomas, Ph.D.
Toxins and Fire will be published in late 2024, providing information about 9 US Chemical Companies that played major, unsung roles during World War II. They were ready to support a massive “response in kind” if Germany or Japan had initiated the use of toxic chemical warfare. They did provide incendiary munitions that greatly decreased the ability of the Axis powers to wage war. Check back here for more information about each of the Companies listed below, including names and other information about the officers and enlisted men who served in each Company
757th Chemical Depot Company (Aviation)
760th Chemical Depot Company (Aviation)
764th Chemical Depot Company (Aviation)
765th Chemical Depot Company (Aviation)
769th Chemical Depot Company (Aviation)
770th Chemical Depot Company (Aviation)
771st Chemical Depot Company (Aviation)
802nd Chemical Company, Air Operations
816th Chemical Company, Air Operations