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If you were recently diagnosed with mesothelioma, it is critical to the success of your claim to be able to identify where you were exposed to asbestos and who may be legally liable for this exposure. Our mesothelioma lawyers have summarized information about where this exposure may have occurred in Tacoma. To get started o your claim, contact our experienced mesothelioma lawyers.

Tacoma Military Bases; Veteran Asbestos Expsosure; Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Tacoma has a rich military history. McChord Air Force Base was established in 1930, originally as an Army Airfield. It was primarily used for security purposes until World War II when bombardment units were sent to the base to attack submarine patrols. Units from this base were deployed and participated in the infamous Doolittle Raids in Japan. In 1947, the base came under the command of the newly established United States Air Force. Today, the base is half of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The other half is made up of the Army garrison of Fort Lewis. The joint base is under the command of the United States Army and Air Force. It is home to the C-17 Globemaster III, which is used to provide strategic air drops and medical evacuations.

Near the joint base is Camp Murray, which was established during the Indian War of 1855. The base was active during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Berlin Wall crisis, the Vietnam War, the Iraq military operation, the Afghanistan military operation and other key points in history. Today, the base serves as home to the Washington State Guard, the Washington Army National Guard and the Washington Air National Guard.

Older military bases like those in Tacoma could have exposed servicemembers and civilian employees to asbestos because this material was used to construct bases and was also used in components of military vehicles and aircraft.

Tacoma WA Asbestos Site Exposure List

Jobsites in Tacoma, Washington linked to asbestos exposure include the following:

• Ace Furnace & Steel Company
• American Smelting & Refining
• Armstrong Contracting & Supply Corporation
• ASARCO Smelter
• Atlas Foundry & Machine Company
• Blair Waterway Terminal
• Boise Cascade Corp
• Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific Railroad
• Columbia Breweries Inc
• Container Corp of America
• I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
• Fort Lewis Base
• Georgia Pacific
• Heidelberg Brewing Company
• Hooker Chemical
• Independent Insulating Inc
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
• Key Services
• Mobil Oil
• Mt Rainier Depot
• Northern Pacific Railroad Company
• Northwestern Improvement Company
• Olympia Brewery
• Pacific Lime
• Penn Salt Company of Washington
• Philadelphia Quartz Company
• Saint P. & Tacoma Lumber
• Seaborne Shipyards
• Sea-Tac Shipyards
• Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Company
• Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company
• Sound Oil Company
• Sound Refining, Inc.
• Regis Paper Company
• Superior Service Laundries
• Tacoma Asbestos
• Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
• Tacoma Electro Chemical Company
• Tacoma Gas and Fuel Company
• Tacoma Paperboard
• Tacoma Railway and Power Company
• Tacoma Shipyard
• Tacoma Smelting Company
• Tide Bay Steel Company
• Union Lumber Company
• United States Gypsum Company
• Urban Plumbing and Heating
• US Air Force, McChord AFB
• US Oil and Refining
• West Tacoma Newsprint
• Weyerhaeuser Company