This Day in Military History

28 June 1918: The Chemical Warfare Service was established, combining activities that until then had been dispersed among five separate government agencies. It was made a permanent branch of the Regular Army by the National Defense Act of 1920. In 1945, it was redesignated the Chemical Corps.

Quote of the Day: “[To] initiate and support scientific research on the mechanisms and devices of warfare with the objective of creating, developing, and improving instrumentalities, methods, and materials required for national defense.”  – Office of Scientific Research and Development

Brandus, Paul. This Day in U.S. Military History (p. 159). Bernan Press. Kindle Edition.