The 267th Chemical Company is the military unit of the US Army Chemical Corps that is responsible for the guarantee of chemical war agency dubbed "RED HAT" deployed to the Okinawa Islands, Japan and then Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.. A newly discovered Army document reveals that the actual mission of Chemical Company 267 is the operation of the Okinawa deployment site as part of Project 112. Project 112 is a 1960 biological battlefield trials program conducted by the Deseret Test Center. Okinawa is not listed as a test site under Project 112 by the US Department of Defense.
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Unit history
On April 20, 1945, 267th Chemical Service Platoon (SVC) was activated in Fort Richardson, Alaska, but the platoon was deactivated on November 1 of the same year, primarily due to the end of World War II. The platoon was re-established on 30 November 1962, and was activated in Okinawa on December 1, 1962, as 267th Chemical Platoon (SVC) with the official power of 2 officers and 72 enlisted men. This unit is assigned to the US Army Depot, Okinawa in Chibana.
According to a document outlining the history of units rediscovered in 2012, 267th Chemical Platoon (SVC) has a mission of operating Site 2, the US Department of Defense Project 112 of the Cold War secret testing program aimed at both. humans, animals, and crop reactions to Biological Warfare In a letter, sent March 26, 1966, by Captain Charles H. Vogeler, Commander of the Armed Forces Chemical Corps, responding to the commander of the 196 Armament Battalion, the history of Chemical Platoon 267 is described as follows:
In accordance with the 6, Logistics Logistics Bulletin 2 (Logistics Command), dated March 11, 1966, the following data were submitted.
ORGANIZATION HISTORY - Chemical Company 267:
The 267th Chemical Company was activated in Okinawa on 1 December 1962 as 267th Chemical Platoon (SVC). Prior to the assignment to Okinawa, key personnel attended the depot training [at work training] (OJT) training in Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. Leader of the platoon; 1/Lt James D. Saunders, CmlC, along with the thirty-five NCO and EM [enlisted] begin to make operating procedures for newly activated units.
The 267th Chemical Platoon (SVC) has operations mission Site 2, DOD Project 112. This unit is assigned to the US Army Ordnance Group, USARYIS [United States Army, Ryukyu Islands] and Unit personnel attached to Chibana Army Headquarters for ration and billeting. All Unit personnel are actively involved in preparing the RED HAT area, Site 2, for the reception and storage of the first added item, DOD YBA Project 112. A security officer, 1/Let Samuel Negra, Inf, is assigned to the platoon.
The first increase item, the designated YBA Code arrived in Okinawa in May 1963. Because the assigned personnel were limited, the Platoon was added with the Army and other Armed Forces personnel to assist in the storage of these items. Marine Corps personnel are used as security guards for RED HAT Area. After completing the storage of goods YBA, the normal task carried out in the Unit, waiting for the arrival of the second increase, YBB, goods.
During the interim period between the completion of YBA and the arrival of YBB in May 1964, the Security Unit Section was supplemented by temporary duty personnel to function as security guards and guard dog handlers. Such personnel are usually assigned to the Unit for a period of ninety days (90 days).
The second hike item arrived in Okinawa in May 1964. The platoon was once again coupled with the Army and other Armed Forces personnel to complete the storage of these items. After completing the storage of YBB items, the Leader of the Platoon was moved and replaced by 1/Lt Samuel Negra, Inf. Additional officer 2/Lt Ronald Minkow, CmlC, assigned as Storage Officer. The platoon was transferred to the US Army Supply Service Command.
1/Lt Charles H. Vogeler, CmlC, was assigned to the platoon in February 1965 and immediately took command. Lt. Willie D. Greene, CmlC, was commissioned in April 1965. Preparations were made to receive the 3rd Increment, the goods, the designated YBF Code, in May 1965. The storage of YBF goods was completed in August 1965.
This unit was transferred to US Army Supply Army Command in September 1965. This order was redesigned U. S. Army Depot, Okinawa soon afterwards with the task, to the 2nd Logistics Command.
The 267th Chemical Platoon (SVC) redesigned 267 Chemical Company, 16 November 1965, in accordance with the US Army Pacific General Order 323 (USARPAC GO # 323). The authorized power is increased from two (2) officers and seventy two (72) EMs to four (4) officers and one hundred and fifty five (155) EMs. In January 1966, the Unit was assigned to Ord 196. Bn. (Ammunition) (DS), which arrived in Okinawa in December 1965.
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For his outstanding contribution to fulfill the 2d Logistic mission, Chemical Company 267 was awarded the Meritorious Citation Unit for 18 military operations in Southeast Asia during the period October 1965 to December 1966. According to unit records obtained from the Chemical Corps museum, 267 Chemical Companies were well deployed to Vietnam or support operations there from February 1966 to August 1967 and from 1 July 1970, to 31 December 1971.
After a nerve gas leak in 1969 injured 23 members of 267 and one civilian, the United States Government has directed the removal of all toxic gases from Okinawa, Japan. The relocation mission brings about internationally published Red Hat Operations. The operation of the removal of all chemical ammunition from Okinawa resulted in the relocation of chemical weapons in 1971 and the transfer of the Chemical Company back to Johnston Atoll in the Central Pacific during Operation Red Hat.
The disposal of cargo from USNS Private Francis X. McGraw (T-AK-241) on Johnston Island on 21 September 1971, completed the phase of the Red Hat Operation movement, and Chemical Company 276 ordered by Cpt. Goforth, Cml Corps., Completed the deployment back to Johnston Atoll on 27 September 1971. This unit replaced the USARHAW Provisional Detachment assigned to Johnston Atoll in June 1971 and ordered by 1Lt Darwyn Walker, Cml Corps, and two enlisted personnel assigned to prepare for arrival companies and ammunition. The Provisional Detachment has reported to Colonel Gill, Commander, USARHAW Cluster Division. 1Lt Walker joined the Chemistry Company 267 upon his arrival as Executive Officer and became Operations Officer for the Red Hat Munitions Depot. To receive and store ammunition, Chemical Company 267 is expanded with two Terminal Services Companies from Fort Eustis, Technical Guard Detachment from Edgewood Arsenal and a tough Naval rescue vessel that includes Navy EOD personnel. Reception, inventory, and storage operations are conducted daily for 90 consecutive days.
For the extraordinary operation of Red Hat Operation, 267 Chemical Company members were praised by General Westmoreland, General Rossen, Lieutenant General Lambert, Major General Hayes, and Major General Pennington when the unit was awarded the second Meritorious Unit Award. Many reorganizations and authorized power changes took place between 27 September 1971, when the unit arrived at Johnston Island and late 1979 during the time when the unit was assigned between the US Army, the Pacific, the Army Command, and the Western Command.
The May 1975 letter to a member of Chemical Company 267 of his Commanders noted that Johnston's primary mission consists of maintaining a forty-acre storage area of ​​chemical ammunition, called Red Hat, having forty-three storage structures containing about 13,000 tons of ammunition. The Johnston Atoll orientation package of the same time period explained that the 267 Chemical Company mission, also known as "Red Hat," is to provide storage, maintenance, security, publishing, and monitoring of chemical ammunition. In 1976 the company was included in the 45th General Support Group.
In October 1983, Chemical Company 264 was re-designated under Johnston Island Chemical Activities . This re-appointment includes the assignment of a platoon of Military Police for security. On November 9, 1984, Army Deputy Chief of Staff General Maxwell Thurman visited Johnston Atoll and initiated significant changes to the organizational structure. On July 8, 1985, Johnston Island Chemical Activity became United States Armed Forces Chemical Activity, Western Command , command of the main subordinate of the Western Command. The changes include the reorganization of chemical activities on Johnston island into three components called the Military Police Company (MPC) to provide physical security for toxic chemical toxicants and facilities located at Johnston Island Atoll, and on order, to defend the island; Headquarters/Detachment Headquarters (HHD) to provide administrative support including personnel and budget management, logistical support, chemical security issues, personnel security, training management, compliance agreements and on orders, support the deployment of emergency response forces for decontamination operations personnel in Responsive Areas Pacific; and the Chemical Ammunition Support Division (CASD) to deal with toxic ammunition.
Subsequently, on August 30, 1990, this activity changed its name to US. Army Chemical Activity, Pacific (USACAP) coincides with the reappointment of the US Army, Pacific Command. The world's attention focused on Johnston Atoll that same year, when chemical ammunition was moved from West Germany, under the code name Operation Steel Box. "
During the period from June 1990 to June 1991, USACAP has assisted in initiating the Atoll Johnston Chemical Disposal Agency (JACADS) Disposal System, the transfer of retrograde chemical ammunition from Germany during Operation Steel Box, and the recovery of chemical ammunition from the Solomon Islands in Operation Kalama Express. This event produced a unit that received the US Army Unit Award on July 20, 1992, from the Army Secretary.
In October 1993, the Army's Department of Environmental Support Group noted that the mission of 267 Chemical Companies in Johnston Atoll oversaw "storage, protection, maintenance, and safety to readily release chemical agents;" rabbits are used as "direct monitors" and "VX" rockets are assigned to the island. On November 1, 1994, USACAP reorganized by combining HHC and CASD into a unit called Chemical Ammunition Company (CAC).
On November 29, 2000, the last chemical weapons in JACADS were discarded. The last disposal operation destroyed more than 13,000 VX filling of landmines. The island has held more than 400,000 rockets, projectiles, bombs, mortars, containers, and mines. The US Army Chemical Activity Activity (USACAP) was disabled during the Diniur Chemical Extension ceremony on Johnston Island held on April 11, 2001. The ceremony signaled the completion of 30 years keeping the cache of American chemical weapons in the Pacific. The only chemical unit and mission of its predecessor was to keep the chemical weapons sent from Okinawa beginning in 1971.
Two years after the last chemical weapons at Johnston Atoll were destroyed, the Army submitted a plan to dismantle the JACADS facility approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency in September 2002. Demolition at 80,000 square feet (7,400 min soup> 2 ) facility, home to incinerators, laboratories and control rooms, lasted from August to October 2003, and by November 2003, all the infrastructure had been removed from the Atoll. A plaque dedicated to JACADS personnel was stationed on Johnston Island at the time.
In 2001, Chemical Company 267 was deployed at Camp Carroll in Waegwan, South Korea and assigned to the 23rd Chemical Battalion as part of the 19th (Temporary) Theater Support Command. The unit was charged with personnel and decontamination equipment after the North's chemical attack. On June 24, 2004, the 23rd Chemical Battalion was ordered to disable the 267th Chemical Company . The 23rd Chemical Battalion was then transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington in late 2004.
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from a US Government website or document.
- Historical Records 267 Chemical Company, US Army Museum of Chemical Corps, 495 South Dakota Avenue, Building 1607, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473
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