Bag
- Object Name:
- Bag
- Object ID:
- 2015.023.45
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- Bag, gas mask, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II. Used by Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. Cotton canvas bag. Black stencilled lettering on side, "US / MASK, PROTECTIVE, FIELD". Single main pouch, with smaller one outside on bottom. Both closed by snaps. Two clip-on straps for carrying.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-10.5 W-12 D-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles
- People:
- Miles, Hibbert V. (1915-2001)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Air forces, Army, Gas warfare, Gas masks
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