90 ORGANIZING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR WAR 



Division ii 



Title: Chemical Engineering 

 R. P. Russell, Chief, December 9, 1942 — March i, 1943 

 E. P. Stevenson, Chief, March i, 1943 — March i, 1945 

 H. M. Chadwell, Chief, March i, 1945 — June 30, 1946 



Section ii.i Oxygen Problems 



E. P. Stevenson, Chief, December 9, 1942 — May 2, 1944 

 John R. Rushton, Chief, May 2, 1944 — May 31, 1946 



Section 11.2 Miscellaneous Chemical Engineering Problems 

 T. K. Sherwood, Chief 



Section 1 1.3 Incendiaries and Petroleum Warfare 

 E. P. Stevenson, Chief, December 9, 1942 — December 22, 1942 

 Norval F. Myers, Chief, December 22, 1942 — April i, 1943 

 H. C. Hottel, Chief, April i, 1943 — May 31, 1946 



The chemical engineering problems handled by Division 11 included 

 among others the development of oxygen-producing equipment, incendi- 

 aries, fuels and equipment for flame throwing, hydraulic fluids for various 

 special applications, oxygen masks and photoflash bombs for aerial pho- 

 tography. 



Authorizations: 



January i, 1943, to June 30, 1943 $2,801,500.00 



July I, 1943, to June 30, 1944 $3,450,250.00 



July I, 1944, to June 30, 1945 $2,903,564.72 



July I, 1945, to February 28, 1946 (estimated) $ 580,000.00 



July I, 1945, to June 30, 1946 (actual) $ 60,908.81 



Division 12 



Tide: Transportation Development 

 Hartley Rowe, Chief 



Section 12.1 Nocturnal Logistics (February 10, 1943 — July i, 1943) 



H. E. Ives, Chief 



On July I, 1943, Section 12.1 was superseded by Section 16.5 with Dr. 

 Ives as Chief. 

 Section 12.2 Turning Basin (February 18, 1944 — February 12, 1945) 



W. F. Durand, Chief 



The principal attention of Division 12 was devoted to the development 

 of various combat vehicles, including the Y^-ton amphibious jeep, the 2^/2 -ton 

 amphibious truck popularly known as the "Duck," the snow vehicle known 



