267th Chemical Company
| 267th Chemical Company | |
|---|---|
| Active | April 20, 1945 – November 1, 1945 December 1, 1962 – June 24, 2004 |
| Country |
 United States
|
| Allegiance |
 United States Army
|
| Branch | Chemical Corps |
| Role | RED HAT chemical munitions surety |
| Garrison/HQ |
Waegwan, South Korea (2001–2004); |
| Nickname(s) | "Red Hats," later: "Dragon Warriors" |
| Mascot(s) | Thumper (chemical sentry rabbit) |
| Decorations | Meritorious Unit Commendation (1967), Meritorious Unit Commendation (1971), Superior Unit Award (1992) |
| Disbanded | July 2004 |
Waegwan, South Korea (2001–2004);
Johnston Atoll, Pacific Ocean (1971–2001);
Okinawa, Japan (1962–1971);
The 267th Chemical Company was a military unit of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps responsible for the surety of chemical warfare agents dubbed "RED HAT" deployed to the Islands of Okinawa, Japan and subsequently Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. A recently discovered Army document reveals that the true mission of the 267th Chemical Company was the operation of the Okinawa deployment site as part Project 112. Project 112 was a 1960s biological warfare field test program that was conducted by the Deseret Test Center. Okinawa is not listed as a test site under Project 112 by the U.S. Department of Defense.
On April 20, 1945, the 267th Chemical Service Platoon (SVC) was activated at Fort Richardson, Alaska, but the platoon was inactivated on Nov. 1 of the same year, primarily because of the end of World War II. The platoon was re-designated on November 30, 1962, and activated on Okinawa on December 1, 1962, as 267th Chemical Platoon (SVC) with an authorized strength of 2 officers and 72 enlisted men. The unit was assigned to U.S. Army Depot, Okinawa at Chibana.
According to a document outlining the units history that was re-discovered in 2012, the 267th Chemical Platoon (SVC) had the mission of operation of Site 2, U.S. Department of Defense Project 112 a top secret Cold War testing program which was aimed at both human, animal, and plant reaction to Biological Warfare.
In a letter, sent March 26, 1966, by Capt. Charles H. Vogeler, Commander of the Army Chemical Corps, responding to the commanding officer of the 196th Ordnance Battalion, the history of the 267th Chemical Platoon was outlined as follows:
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