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    Explore " mustard gas" with insightful episodes like "Soldiers Update: Field Deployable Hydrolysis Systems", "Short 22: 1919 A confession of murder", "I Will Hold", "#18 John Harvey's Mustard Problem" and "Mustard Gas" from podcasts like ""Soldiers Update", "News of the Times", "Odin & Aesop", "Curious Insights from History" and "World War I Podcast"" and more!

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    Short 22: 1919 A confession of murder

    Short 22: 1919 A confession of murder

    News of the Times Short 22
    The Time: 1919
    The Story: A confession of murder
      | There was a lot of discussion at the time regarding the after effects on soldiers from World War 1 who had been exposed to mustard gas. This is one of those stories.  
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    I Will Hold

    I Will Hold

    James Nelson’s “I Will Hold” tells the story of Clifton B. Cates.  Cates began serving in the Marine Corps in June 1917.  He deployed to France as part of the 6th Marine Regiment and participated in the Third Battle of Aisne, the Battle of Belleau Wood, and the Battle of Soissons.  Cates was awarded the Navy Cross, two Distinguished Service Crosses, the Star, and Purple Heart for his service during World War One.  He remained in the in Marine Corps and served during the Second World War where he lead the 1st Marine Regiment at Guadalcanal and then commanded the 4th Marine Division for the seizure of Tinian and Iwo Jima.  Cates went on to serve as the nineteenth Commandant of the Marine Corps.  He retired in 1954. 

    Mustard Gas

    Mustard Gas
    Chemical weapons were one of the great horrors of the World War I battlefield. While different types of gases were used throughout the war, Mustard Gas was the most prominent and most effective chemical weapon in use by 1917. In this interview, Dr. Marble Sanders, Senior Historian of the U.S. Army Medical Department Office of Medical History, provides an overview of Mustard Gas and discusses the U.S. Army’s efforts to counter this weapon.

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