U.S Veterans participating in Project 112 experiment.
This ship and many more were off the coast of Oahu and used during the Project 112 for sea based experiment testing.
U.S Veterans participating in Project 112 experiment.
BIOLOGICAL WEAPON EXPERIMENTATION ON U.S VETERANS
Zinc Cadmium Sulfide and Sulfur dioxide were toxic chemicals that were sprayed on several U.S ships containing thousands of U.S military personnel from 1963 to 1969. These chemicals were biological warfare agents. Lastly, soldiers were not notified about the chemicals or warned to wear protective clothing.
Jack Alderson, a retired navy officer, was told by his boss and the doctors that if you follow these routines that everything will be ok. However, Jack and many other U.S Veterans found they were sick after the testing was completed.
Project 112 or Project Shad was a series of tests conducted by the Department of Defense from 1962 to 1973. The participants were service members. The purpose of the experiment was to understand the potential risks of biochemical warfare on American Ships and American soldiers.
The Department of Defense's Deseret Test Center in Fort Douglas, Utah, conducted these tests in different locations, both land, and sea areas. Land-based tests focused on learning how biological weapons react under different climatic environments. The Ship-based tests were called Project SHAD (Ship Hazard and Defense) and used to understand the effects of biological and chemical weapons on U.S Warships. Specifically, to the test the vulnerability and capability of the Ships during a biological weapons attack.
The biological weapons used in the experiments included Coxiella Burnetii, Francisella tularensis, and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin. There was a total of 6,000 U.S Service members involved in these tests. Most from the Army and Navy, and some were from the Marines.
Sources:
CBS News. “Vets To Testify On Secret Weapons Tests.” CBS News. CBS Interactive, June 12, 2008. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vets-to-testify-on-secret-weapons-tests/.
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. “Project 112/Project SHAD.” Public Health. U.S Department of Public Affairs , November 26, 2013. https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/shad/.
Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD). 1973. War Related Illness and Injury Study Center. https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/education/exposures/shad.asp.
USS Granville S. Hall off the Coast of Oahu. 1965. Naval History and Heritage Command. https://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h63000/h63135.jpg.