Camp Beale

The reaction of the ASF to the proposal for another chemical warfare school under the jurisdiction of the Chief, CWS, was not favorable. Instead, the chief of the Training Division, ASF, on ii September 1943 directed that a chemical warfare school be set up at Camp Beale, California, as a Class I installation under the jurisdiction of the commanding general of the Ninth Service Command. Such a school, known as the West Coast Chemical School, was activated in October 1943, and the first class assembled on 13 December. As of 8 March 1944, 100 students were in attendance at the school, 56 of whom were officers and 44, enlisted men. These included personnel from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps." Col. Maurice E. Jennings was named commandant of the school. 

The school at Camp Beale was so located that it could operate with little interference from other activities at the post. Its physical layout consisted of six 2-story barracks buildings, two mess halls, a i-story supply building, a i-story headquarters building, and a i-story building used for a library, a day room for enlisted men, a post office, and a publications supply room. The commanding general at Camp Beale was most cooperative in furnishing the school with any facilities it required. 

Gas Training for Officers. Wearing masks, officers enter gassed area. Specialist training, Camp Beale, California. 

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