Appendix A: Total Chemical Warfare Service Military Personnel Strength:* 31 December 1941 to 31 December 1945
End of Month | Total world-wide† | Continental United States | Total overseas | |||||||||||||
Total | Army Ground Forces | Army Air Forces | Army Service Forces a | Defense Commands | War Department d | |||||||||||
Off | EM | Off | EM | Off | EM | Off | EM | Off | EM | Off | EM | Off | EM | Off | EM | |
1941 | ||||||||||||||||
Dec | 993 | 5,591 | 953 | 4,614 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 40 | 977 |
1942 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan | 1,091 | 6,412 | 1,034 | 5,359 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 57 | 1,053 |
Feb | 1,265 | 7,065 | 1,199 | 5,906 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 66 | 1,159 |
Mar | 1,599 | 9,420 | 1,488 | 8,137 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 111 | 1,283 |
Apr | 1,832 | 12,068 | 1,728 | 10,553 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 104 | 1,515 |
May | 2,094 | 14,353 | 1,950 | 12,296 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 144 | 2,057 |
Jun | 2,287 | 17,938 | 2,099 | 15,040 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 188 | 2,898 |
Jul | 2,634 | 20,221 | 2,389 | 17,078 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 245 | 3,143 |
Aug | 2,855 | 23,860 | 2,517 | 19,971 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | (e) | (e) | 338 | 3,889 |
Sep | 3,019 | 27,603 | 2,650 | 23,311 | 323 | 5,779 | 144 | 5,401 | 2,056 | 9,358 | 105 | 2,769 | 22 | 4 | 369 | 4,292 |
Oct | 3,547 | 34,423 | 3,126 | 30,126 | 369 | 9,032 | 238 | 7,270 | 2,352 | 11,239 | 112 | 2,559 | 55 | 26 | 421 | 4,297 |
Nov | 4,280 | 36,878 | 3,801 | 32,281 | 458 | 10,253 | 284 | 7,628 | 2,907 | 11,817 | 132 | 2,576 | 20 | 7 | 479 | 4,597 |
Dec | 5,192 | 40,990 | 4,702 | 35,856 | 483 | 9,776 | 631 | 8,723 | 3,415 | 14,208 | 142 | 3,143 | 31 | 6 | 490 | 5,134 |
1943 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan | 6,018 | 47,526 | 5,479 | 41,806 | 518 | 9,938 | 790 | 10,678 | 3,963 | 17,979 | 190 | 3,210 | 18 | 1 | 539 | 5,720 |
Feb | 6,218 | 54,009 | 5,686 | 48,075 | 595 | 10,835 | 904 | 13,704 | 4,016 | 21,283 | 151 | 2,253 | 20 | 0 | 532 | 5,934 |
Mar | 6,849 | 55,596 | 6,223 | 49,480 | 685 | 11,759 | 1,006 | 14,727 | 4,340 | 20,771 | 154 | 2,223 | 38 | 0 | 626 | 6,116 |
Apr | 7,698 | 58,108 | 6,883 | 48,668 | 573 | 8,494 | 1,143 | 17,284 | 4,978 | 20,538 | 152 | 2,352 | 37 | 0 | 815 | 9,440 |
May | 8,124 | 57,856 | 7,178 | 46,228 | 520 | 8,251 | 992 | 15,037 | 5,459 | 20,644 | 173 | 2,296 | 35 | 0 | 946 | 11,628 |
Jun | 8,103 | 61,688 | 6,921 | 46,166 | 523 | 6,288 | 1,092 | 16,919 | 5,087 | 20,531 | 193 | 2,428 | 26 | 0 | 1,182 | 15,522 |
Jul | 8,177 | 56,098 | 6,891 | 40,273 | 556 | 6,599 | 1,096 | 12,037 | 5,140 | 19,956 | 71 | 1,681 | 28 | 0 | 1,286 | 15,825 |
Aug | 7,984 | 57,960 | 6,530 | 40,859 | 553 | 8,374 | 1,036 | 11,128 | 4,683 | 19,152 | 232 | 2,205 | 33 | 0 | 1,447 | 17,101 |
Sep | 8,584 | 58,054 | 7,034 | 39,456 | 549 | 8,812 | 1,125 | 10,382 | 5,255 | 18,670 | 70 | 1,592 | 35 | 0 | 1,550 | 18,598 |
Oct | 8,551 | 56,717 | 6,768 | 34,165 | 535 | 7,901 | 1,072 | 8,286 | 5,105 | 17,728 | 16 | 250 | 40 | 0 | 1,783 | 22,552 |
Nov | 8,435 | 57,870 | 6,632 | 33,892 | 573 | 7,296 | 1,006 | 7,406 | 4,983 | 18,944 | 17 | 243 | 53 | 3 | 1,803 | 23,978 |
Dec | 8,125 | 58,485 | 6,082 | 32,546 | 565 | 7,065 | 968 | 6,330 | 4,446 | 18,942 | 16 | 207 | 87 | 2 | 2,043 | 25,939 |
1944 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan | 7,891 | 57,394 | 5,757 | 29,503 | 555 | 6,750 | 928 | 4,030 | 4,176 | 18,541 | 17 | 178 | 81 | 4 | 2,134 | 27,891 |
Feb | 7,836 | 56,288 | 5,579 | 26,319 | 632 | 7,734 | 911 | 3,667 | 3,940 | 14,908 | 6 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 2,257 | 29,969 |
Mar | 7,881 | 57,946 | 5,388 | 25,624 | 622 | 7,557 | 883 | 3,392 | 3,792 | 14,666 | 5 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 2,344 | 32,322 |
Apr | 7,729 | 59,875 | 5,141 | 24,642 | 586 | 6,657 | 853 | 3,176 | 3,622 | 14,803 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 2,506 | 35,233 |
May | 7,760 | 60,296 | 4,955 | 23,723 | 610 | 6,583 | 846 | 3,066 | 3,424 | 14,067 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 2,805 | 36,573 |
Jun | 7,679 | 59,244 | 4,855 | 22,528 | 566 | 6,194 | 799 | 2,987 | 3,409 | 13,340 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 2,824 | 36,716 |
Jul | 7,768 | 61,256 | 4,837 | 21,524 | 567 | 5,995 | 807 | 2,924 | 3,378 | 12,598 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 2,931 | 39,732 |
Aug | 7,811 | 59,201 | 4,784 | 19,284 | 547 | 5,493 | 787 | 2,846 | 3,358 | 10,940 | 3 | 89 | 0 | 3,027 | 39,917 | |
Sep | 7,711 | 58,459 | 4,641 | 17,682 | 526 | 5,869 | 737 | 2,595 | 3,287 | 9,213 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 3,070 | 40,777 | |
Oct | 7,698 | 57,188 | 4,497 | 16,097 | 449 | 4,660 | 721 | 2,726 | 3,262 | 8,707 | 2 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 3,201 | 41,091 |
Nov | 7,727 | 57,870 | 4,507 | 15,795 | 378 | 3,922 | 709 | 2,758 | 3,373 | 9,111 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 3,220 | 42,075 |
Dec | 8,117 | 56,446 | 4,793 | 15,402 | 290 | 4,241 | 689 | 2,296 | 3,708 | 8,861 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 3,324 | 41,044 |
1945 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan | 8,027 | 56,806 | 4,538 | 12,134 | 193 | 1,453 | 675 | 2,149 | 3,608 | 8,528 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 3,489 | 44,672 |
Feb | 8,207 | 55,940 | 4,419 | 10,188 | 184 | 1,454 | 666 | 2,064 | 3,506 | 6,666 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 3,788 | 45,752 |
Mar | 8,169 | 53,289 | 4,421 | 8,116 | 144 | 1,367 | 664 | 2,009 | 3,541 | 4,733 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 3,748 | 45,173 |
Apr | 8,155 | 51,774 | 4,314 | 6,486 | 147 | 1,505 | 613 | 459 | 3,488 | 4,518 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 3,841 | 45,288 |
May | 8,038 | 52,433 | 4,205 | 7,496 | 152 | 1,523 | 536 | 382 | 3,448 | 5,588 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 3,833 | 44,937 |
Jun | 7,686 | 53,228 | 3,922 | 6,947 | 218 | 889 | 326 | 389 | 3,319 | 5,666 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 3,764 | 46,281 | |
Jul | 7,630 | 57,338 | 4,186 | 17,223 | 650 | 10,559 | 227 | 620 | 3,257 | 6,041 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 3,444 | 40,115 | |
Aug | 7,501 | 53,062 | 4,291 | 16,847 | 747 | 9,216 | 263 | 1,201 | 3,233 | 6,427 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 3,210 | 36,215 | |
Sep | 7,112 | 48,119 | 4,107 | 15,173 | 584 | 7,853 | 302 | 2,061 | 3,178 | 5,257 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 3,005 | 32,946 | |
Oct | 7,087 | 36,210 | 4,505 | 8,330 | 420 | 4,193 | 209 | 46 | 3,238 | 4,089 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2,582 | 27,880 | |
Nov | 6,843 | 27,055 | 4,742 | 6,054 | 326 | 2,171 | 195 | 0 | 4,153 | 3,881 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2,101 | 21,001 |
Dec | 6,263 | 19,919 | 4,649 | 5,491 | 308 | 1,593 | 115 | 0 | 4,196 | 3,896 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1,614 | 14,428 |
* Army Reports of branch strength were compiled on the basis of branch designation of personnel with each command, and not on the basis of duty assignment. Some of the listed personnel may not, therefore, have been on chemical duty and personnel of other branches or personnel without branch designation may have been assigned chemical duty. Only a portion of the strength shown was under the direct jurisdiction of the Chief, CWS. See footnote C.
† The following breakdown by component was available only for these months:
1942 | Officers | Enlisted Men | |||||||
End of Month | RA | NG | ORC | AUS | RA | NG | ERC | AUS | SS |
Apr | 103 | 24 | 1,580 | 125 | 2,588 | 39 | 135 | 1,380 | 7,926 |
May | 109 | 26 | 1,741 | 218 | 2,619 | 54 | 119 | 1,429 | 10,132 |
Jun | 109 | 29 | 1,872 | 277 | 2,536 | 58 | 117 | 1,903 | 13,324 |
Aug | 119 | 33 | 2,049 | 654 | 2,933 | 272 | 157 | 2,249 | 18,249 |
Sep | 122 | 44 | 1,971 | 882 | 3,109 | 340 | 156 | 2,306 | 21,692 |
Oct | 126 | 39 | 2,067 | 1,315 | 3,364 | 285 | 401 | 2,429 | 27,884 |
Nov | 119 | 46 | 2,052 | 2,063 | |||||
Dec | 119 | 41 | 2,070 | 2,962 |
‡ Includes both staff and unit personnel. Unit personnel include those chemical units assigned to the command for training or for Z of I operations. Personnel under direct jurisdiction of the Chief, CWS are included under Army Service Forces.
§ Includes all personnel detailed to duty with departmental complement of the WD whether for special missions or regular duty.
** Not reported.
Source: Extracts from STM-30, Strength of the Army Report, prepared by Machine Records Branch, TAG, monthly.