Here Doughboys become accustomed to their respirators during bayonet drill. British instructors arrived – Anti-gas lectures went from just one hour per week to five hours per week – Troops were compelled to wear gasmasks while participating in various activities such as firing weapons, marching, and playing sports – Recruits were made to don their masks and enter a “gas chamber” filled with chlorine gas, and then a tear gas filled chamber in which they were made to unmask – Plus, testing was done at the end of each training cycle. 02: As the war progressed, so too did the gas training. The lack of knowledge and training in regard to gas bred both ignorance and superstition among the poorly educated and unsophisticated recruits and veterans that made up the majority of the AEF. As a result, the majority of American Doughboys found themselves in a gas soaked environment with very little, or no defensive gas training and very little understanding of what that training actually meant. In fact the first six divisions to arrive in France received no chemical warfare training at all while in America. Army’s woefully inadequate gas training program early in the war. The War Department’s lack of any kind of gas warfare doctrine was responsible for the U.S. When America entered the Great War, gas was such an unknown weapon on the battlefield that senior military commanders were unwilling to allocate any training time to gas defense, especially if it meant reducing the number of hours devoted to more traditional military skills, such as close order drill and marksmanship, which were deemed essential. Posters much like this one were prominently displayed in every training camp to ensure that America’s new soldiers were aware of the very grave danger that gas warfare posed. As such, the Army strived to make every recruit understand the value of looking after and keeping his gasmask in good order. 01: In the AEF, the importance of the gasmask was eventually considered to be second to that of only the soldier’s weapon. *Link to the other USMF, WW I related gasmask threads put together by Rusty Canteen: PS, feel free to comment, corroborate, correct, contest, and continue this thread by posting pertinent information and by adding additional or better photographs. Any praise for this post should be directed towards them … World War I Nerd Trenchrat, Jagjetta, Rusty Canteen, and Retro, all of whom did not hesitate to supply me with advice, accurate information, high resolution period photos, and crisp clear photographs of many of the actual gasmasks and their carriers shown in this post. Regardless of its worth, this post would have been far less informative, and much less visually pleasing, if it were not for the assistance I received from forum members. If you liked this tutorial, see also the following drawing guides: Dart Vader, Cactus, and Stormtrooper Helmet.Despite the fact that there are already some very informative threads* on the subject of gasmasks as used by the AEF during World War I (WW I) I decided to go ahead and add my two cents on that subject … okay, maybe it’s more like three cents. You may also wish to use colored pencils, crayons, markers, or other tools to shade your finished drawing. All you will need is a pencil, an eraser, and a sheet of paper. Would you like to draw a gas mask? This easy, helpful, step-by-step drawing tutorial is here to show you how. Today, the gas mask is often seen as a symbol of warfare or of "doomsday preppers," people who stockpile supplies in case of major disasters. Some jobs, such as scientific research and hazardous waste cleanup, require similar masks or even complete protective suits. Special gas masks were even designed to keep babies safe. These were nicknamed "Mickey Mouse masks" in an attempt to make them less scary for children. During World War II, schools in England were stocked with gas masks and children were drilled in their use. Since World War I, they have been standard equipment for soldiers. There have been times and places where gas masks were part of everyday life. Scroll down for a downloadable PDF of this tutorial. This type of mask has been around for over 100 years, but beak-shaped masks were used by doctors as far back as the fourteenth century. Why does the gas mask look so strange, even frightening? And how does it work? Its tight-fitting hood keeps out contaminants its eyepieces allow the wearer to see and the filters protruding from it contain screens that strain out particles as well as activated charcoal, which can capture and hold poisons so that they do not reach the lungs of the wearer. It is designed to protect its wearer against harmful substances, such as chemicals or bacteria, that may be present in the air. A gas mask is a protective breathing device.
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