War Department Possible Enemy Chemical Warfare Agents

GLC09567

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GLC#
GLC09567
Type
Documents
Date
1944
Author/Creator
War Department
Title
Possible Enemy Chemical Warfare Agents
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 17 cm
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

War Department issued Possible Enemy Chemical Warfare Agents training aid pocket card. Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Includes instructions for first aid and decontamination when exposed to gas and care of gas masks. On reverse is a colorful chart describing the odor and appearanced of different types of gases and protection and first aid for each type.

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