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War Department Possible Enemy Chemical Warfare Agents

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09567 Author/Creator: War Department Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document Date: 1944 Pagination: 1 p. ; 11.5 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

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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