

Cox apparently suffered no short term effects from the gassing - his June 16, 1919, honorable discharge reported him being "0 percent disabled. The War Front Online Store, Portland OR and Seattle WA - WWI military equipment for sale. After training at Camp Bowie, Cox was deployed to Europe where he was one of 70,552 Americans exposed to gas during the war.

He served as a private in Company B, 7th Infantry before rising to a sergeant in Company H, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, a consolidated unit of infantries from Oklahoma and Texas. Made from steel OD green painted on the outside and black on the inside. A theme militaria A region of origin united states and this is also a conflict designated by ww ii 193945 just as an originalreproduction designated by original ¬. Levi Cox (1896–1964) enlisted in WWI on June 5, 1917. Our high quality reproduction Gas Mask Canister is based on an original piece. WW1 World War one Great War Photo Picture German 105 regiment with gas mask 3963. Browse our daily deals for even more savings Free shipping on many items. entered the war, gas masks such as this one had been developed with chemical absorbents that limited the impact of chloride gas. Get the best deal for Ww1 Gas Mask from the largest online selection at eBay.ca.
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An eyewitness account described the impact as "a burning sensation in the head, red-hot needles in the lungs, the throat seized as by a strangler." By the time the U.S. Full Face Gas Respirator mask, Gas Masks Survival Nuclear and Chemical with 6001 Activated Carbon Filter, Reusable Respirator Mask for Gases, Dust, Vapors, Chemicals, Fume, Paint, Spray, Sanding. This gas mask was worn by 21 year old Levi Nathan Cox from Clarendon, Texas.Ĭhemical warfare using chloride gas was first released by German troops on April 22, 1915, killing 1,100 Allied soldiers and injuring an unknown number of others. Gas masks were developed in WWI to protect soldiers from the effects of chloride gas.
