Ed Lansford's gas mask and bag, ca. 1943
Title
Ed Lansford's gas mask and bag, ca. 1943
Subject
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (World War II).
War (World War II).
Description
A gas mask and bag that was carried by Ed Lansford during World War II. The bag is olive green in color, with the initials "EML" written on the flap of the bag. Inside the bag is a gas mask, rubber hose, and respirator. The bag has two straps attached to the exterior of the bag to allow for carrying. Lansford used this mask during tear gas drills after 1943.
Ed Lansford, along with fellow classmates from Rice University, joined a college reserve in the Army Air Forces. The reserve was called to active duty in February 1943, and they were sent by the Army Air Forces through meteorology school at UCLA, becoming second lieutenant weather officers in December 1943. Ed was active as a weather forecaster at several airfields in the United States during the war. In 1945, Ed was moved into a group that was headed for the invasion of Japan, but they had not yet left the United States when the war ended when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Ed was released from the Army Air Forces in March 1946, as a civilian and re-entered Rice University, receiving a bachelor's degree at Rice in June 1948 -- four years late.
Ed Lansford, along with fellow classmates from Rice University, joined a college reserve in the Army Air Forces. The reserve was called to active duty in February 1943, and they were sent by the Army Air Forces through meteorology school at UCLA, becoming second lieutenant weather officers in December 1943. Ed was active as a weather forecaster at several airfields in the United States during the war. In 1945, Ed was moved into a group that was headed for the invasion of Japan, but they had not yet left the United States when the war ended when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Ed was released from the Army Air Forces in March 1946, as a civilian and re-entered Rice University, receiving a bachelor's degree at Rice in June 1948 -- four years late.
Source
Courtesy of Ed Lansford.
Date
ca. 1943
Rights
All rights to the images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted for non-profit educational purposes, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information, contact The Williamson Museum, 716 S. Austin Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626.
Format
Size: 30cm x 38 cm x 10 cm.
Language
English
Type
Object
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