Entomologists in World War II
Abstract
After World War I, the War Department provided for the commissioning of entomologists in the Army Organized Reserve as Sanitary Corps Officers. In 1940, the Army Surgeon General realized that the U.S. could be drawn into a world conflict and began to organize the Medical Department to support this effort. It was recognized that the prevention and control of malaria in posts in the Southern states and impossible overseas areas was one of the principal problems facing the military buildup. In considering the control of malaria in the Southern states, it was recognized that an extensive mosquito control program would have to be implemented. The fourteen entomologists in the Organized Reserves were ordered to Active Duty in 1941 and assigned to military installations in the South, where malaria was a potential hazard to service members.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADP023969
Entities
People
- Eugene J. Gerberg