United States Army Gas School notebook ; 1918.

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United States Army Gas School notebook ; 1918.

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These are comprehensive notes on the use of gas in warfare, both offensively and defensively. The notes include teaching aids and a circular letter from Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, Chief of the Chemical warfare Service in which he discusses use of gas in trench warfare in France.

1 box (1 notebook)

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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United States. Army. Chemical Warfare Service

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Walton, J. H. (James Henri), 1878-1947

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Fries, Amos A. (Amos Alfred), 1873-1963

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Amos Alfred Fries (b. March 17, 1873, Viroqua, Wisconsin-d. Dec. 30, 1963), Major General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1898 and fought in the Philippines in 1901. He organized the first gas service as part of the American Expeditionary Force in France in 1917 and, later, headed the Chemical Warfare Service, Overseas Division, which conducted extensive gas, smoke, and incendiary operations in the American sectors of the Western Front during World War I. In 1920 he became Chief o...

United States. Army. Gas School

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Scott, Francis E.

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Francis E. Scott lived in New York City and held the rank of 1st Lt. in the Army's Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. He attended U.S. Gas School at Camp Kendrick, NJ. He may have been an attorney in civilian life. From the description of United States Army Gas School notebook ; 1918. (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 757940638 ...