Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I. Members of the 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Force in Chaumont, France. The Decontamination Squad disinfects shell holes. 318th Infantry Regiment troops throw gas grenades. Gas explosions on the ground with fire and smoke.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I. Members of the 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Force in France. A soldier stands with a gas bag and a cylinder strapped on his back. Poisonous gas let out from artillery placed on the ground.
Manufacturing of gas masks in Europe during World War I. United States soldiers carry peach pits on a vehicle. A dog sits near them in the vehicle. Peach pits are burned in furnaces and charcoal is extracted and placed in drums. A U.S. soldier carries a drum in a small trolley. Exterior of a factory with a goods trains in the front.
Manufacturing of gas masks in Europe during World War I. A large group of French women stitch rubberized fabric. A worker cuts the fabric after marking it. Rubber rimmed eyepieces are cemented in place. A worker attaches nose clamps, head straps, mouthpieces and breathing tubes to the face pieces of masks. French women workers give finishing to the gas masks. A U.S. soldier stands with the finished product.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I. Troops of the 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Force in Chaumont, France. Livens gas projectors are installed in trench emplacements. Explosions seen in field as poisonous gas is let out from these gas projectors. 318th Infantry Regiment troops work wearing gas masks to decontaminate and disinfect a shell hole. Two soldiers working together use pick axes to grab the liven gas projectors and dislodge them from the trench positions after use.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I. Troops of the 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Force in France. Protective equipment is kept in a position of readiness at all times. A U.S. soldier rests under a tree. 318th Infantry Regiment troops advance across an open ground. Gas masks give protection from phosgene gas. One of the U.S. soldiers gets affected by the poisonous gas and faints.
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