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Reminiscences of Camp Detrick's Early Days in Frederick
Dr. Joseph J. Stubbs recalls the 1943 arrival of Detrick personnel and the initial setup. He notes safety focus, makeshift labs, improvised equipment, and early staff like Dr. Olson, Colonel Woolpert, and Dr. Dack. He highlights gas mask tests, botulinum toxoid vaccinations, and key contributors who shaped Detrick's beginnings.
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Detrick
Joseph J. Stubbs
Stubbs
Old Camp Detrick
Camp Detrick
Frank Olson
Edgewood Arsenal
Special Projects Division
Chemical Warfare Service
Frederick
Berkeley Hills
California
Bacon
Woolpert
Symmes
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Detrick Field
Baltimore
Washington
Dr. Olson
Edgewood
Walter Nevins
Gail Dack
University of Chicago
Ing
Mueller
Harvard Medical School
Dra. Woolpert
Olson
Schwab
Don Falconer
Nevins
Military Road
Fourth Street
Fothergill
ABC Committee
War Department
Housewright
Glassman
Batchelor
Tanner
Ruch
Falconer
Aiready
J. BR. E. Smith
Ted Hayward
Edwin Lowe
Alex Bryant
James Carey
Messers
Paul Riley
Gus Selckmann
Peter Demchak
Pete Kensicki
Robert Evans
Frederick City