United States 7th Field Artillery Regiment in Varmaise, Oise, France during World War I. The soldiers fire mustard gas shells at the Germans. The troops load and fire artillery. The soldiers sitting in a trench wear gas masks. 7th Field Artillery soldiers fire rifles from trenches.
World War I footage showing use of mustard gas. US Army 7th Field Artillery troops fire mustard gas shells at the enemy at Varmaise in Oise France on July 5, 1918 during World war I. The artillery crew wear protective gas masks. Shows US soldier in a trench wearing gas masks. Distant mustard gas explosion. Troops in trenches wearing masks, fire at the enemy.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A French Spad 11 aircraft parked at an airfield near Viefvillers in Oise, France. A group of American and French officers of the First Division standing and sitting beside the aircraft. A second Spad 11 parked in the background. A group of American officers of the 42nd Division, observers and photographers with the 1st Division stand beside the aircraft. These include Lieutenant R. T. Maddock, 17th Field Artillery; Lt. S. B. Nash, 151st Field Artillery; Lt. T. E. Hibbon, Captain H. B. Parker, Capt. W. B. Wynn of the 149th Field Artillery, and Lt. J. P. Harmon of the 149th Field Artillery.