Background
Kleber, Brooks Edward was born on April 15, 1919 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Brooks Charles and Eleanor Bennett (Stoddard) Kleber.
(This is the third and final volume of the Chemical Warfar...)
This is the third and final volume of the Chemical Warfare Service subseries of The Technical Services in the series UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II. Concluding the chemical warfare story that was begun in Organizing for War and was continued in From Laboratory to Field, Chemicals in Combat records in meaningful detail the ultimate and most rigorous test of all things military: performance in battle. Entry of the United States into World War II found the nation's Armed Forces, like those of its principal allies and enemies, mindful of the possibility of gas warfare. The gas attacks of World War I did not recur, but the Chemical Warfare Service was in the position of being ready for a type of war that did not happen. Thus the CWS, the only technical service having combat troops armed with weapons it had specifically provided for itself, was forced to show its flexibility. The Service sought to fulfill its supporting role with smoke, flame, and incendiaries; with 4.2-inch mortars and flame throwers; and, having no gas to contend with, its decontamination companies provided front-line troops with the means for simple physical cleanliness. Chemicals in Combat recounts the administrative, logistical, and tactical problems arising from the Service's dual responsibility, and highlights the flexibility and ingenuity demanded of chemical troops in World War II. These are, of course, qualities that military men have and will always find essential.
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Kleber, Brooks Edward was born on April 15, 1919 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Brooks Charles and Eleanor Bennett (Stoddard) Kleber.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Dickinson College, 1940; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1957.
Assistant chief historian, United States Army Chemical Corps, Army Chemical Center, Maryland., 1950-1963; chief historian, United States Continental Army Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1963-1973; chief historian, United States Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1973-1980; deputy chief historian, United States Center Military History, Washington, 1980-1984; assistant chief military history, United States Center Military History, Washington, 1984-1987; retired. Consultant Time-Life World War II Series, Prisoners of War volunteer, 1981.
(This is the third and final volume of the Chemical Warfar...)
Captain United States Army Infantry, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations (prisoner of war, Germany). Fellow United States Army Military Institute. Member Society Military History (board of trustees), Virginia Reserve Officers Association (president 1966-1967).
Married Mae Emaline Stacey, March 23, 1946.