American Forces Press Service News Article

Pentagon Lists Units of Possible Nerve Gas Victims

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is notifying members and veterans of units listed here who may have been exposed to nerve gas during the Persian Gulf War. These units were located within a 31-mile radius of Kamisiyah, Iraq, where chemical weapons were destroyed March 4-15, 1991.
Anyone with information about the March 1991 incidents should contact DoD at 1-800-472-6719.

Units associated with the 82nd Airborne Division:
Headquarters, 82nd Airborne Division
1st Brigade Tactical Command Post
3rd Brigade Tactical Operations Center
1st and 2nd Battalions, 504th Infantry

1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 505th Infantry 4th Battalion, 325th Infantry 1st and 2nd Battalions, 319th Field Artillery 1st Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor 313th Military Intelligence Battalion 307th Medical Battalion 307th Engineer Battalion 37th Engineer Battalion 450th Civil Affairs Battalion

Units associated with the 24th Infantry Division:
Main Command Post, 24th Infantry Division Headquarters, 197th Infantry Brigade 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry 24th Signal Battalion 724th Combat Support Battalion 1st Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Headquarters, 36th Engineer Group 3rd Engineer Battalion 5th Engineer Battalion 299th Engineer Battalion 362nd Engineer Company

Units associated with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault):
2nd Brigade Rear Command Post
Headquarters, 101st Aviation Brigade
1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery

Other Units:
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Headquarters, 265th Engineer Group Headquarters, 937th Engineer Group 12th Engineer Battalion 46th Engineer Battalion 264th Engineer Company Tactical Command Post (TAC), XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Headquarters, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade Headquarters, 12th Aviation Brigade 9th Chemical Company 36th Medical Detachment 5th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 41st Medical Hospital 47th Combat Support Hospital 47th Field Hospital


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