Name/Title
Mask, GasDescription
A: WW I gas mask & canister. B: anti-fogging tube. C: carring haversack. Mask consists of yellow canister with a white flexible cloth tube leading to a rubber mask that fits over the face, held by an elasctic band. Haversack carries mask. Tube of anti-fog for eye pieces. Top of filter canister marked "PMWCO" & "204x" Haversack has what appears to be "988400" on the front flap. On back side in red ink is "J. G. Lemmon 3rd M. G. Bn. M. Dept't 1st Div"
Donation, July, 1980. Used by J. G. Lemon.
04/30/19 - Gas mask and canister issued to John G. Lemmon. Private Lemmon was a part of the medical detachment of the Third Machine Gun Battalion, First Division. He departed from New York on September 14, 1918 and left France o August 26, 1919, returning to Shelbyville the following month. WWI saw the first large scale use of chemical weapons in warfare making gas masks an essential for soldiers.Collection
Mr. & Mrs. John G. LemmonAcquisition
Accession
1980.015Source or Donor
Lemmon, Mr. and Mrs. John G.Acquisition Method
DonationRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
J G LemmonCreate Date
October 22, 2003Update Date
September 12, 2025
