WW1 US gasmask and pouch NAMED!!

[NOLA_Ken]

I forgot how much I love yardsales... I never find anything good back home, but I'e been out in Pueblo CO visiting family and happened to see one today and I figured I had better stop... Good thing I did, I picked this up for 10$. I'll be spending my afternoon doing some research but if anyone has any genealogy experience and would like to help me find out ,more about the soldier who carried it I'd love your input.

The mask is stiff and I'm afraid to mess with it until I get home and research how to soften it back up without doing any damage, but other than that it's in pretty good shape for a 100 year old gas mask.

E.G.Wayman
4247701
E. TRUCK. CO.
5th CORP. ART. PARK.
A.E.F.
CHICAGO, ILL.

and the crossed cannon drawing just makes it that much more special to me.

 

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[Bruce R]

Great steal !!

 

[jewelerguy]

very nice old relic

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Also picked up this ribbon bar from WW2. Good Conduct Medal, European Victory Medal and Occupation Forces Medal. I've got a WW2 NCO dress jacket that had been stripped of insignia and I've been looking for correct period insignia for it to display...

 

[trapperart]

Cool

 

[UnderMiner]

Cool that's my kind of find! Love it when there is information to research!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great find.

 

[against the wind]

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[Bramblefind]

Very cool stuff I think this is your soldier -

Edwin Garfield Wayman (1897 - 1964) - Find A Grave Memorial

And his draft card - where you can see he was from Chicago.

His son also served and this may be the source for the WWII items-

Name: Edwin C Wayman
Service Info.: S/SGT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1923
Death Date: 18 Aug 1999
Service Start Date: 11 Jan 1945
Interment Date: 26 Aug 1999
Cemetery: Ft. Logan National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 4400 West Kenyon Avenue Denver, CO 80236
Buried At: Section 13 Site 1647

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: Edwin C Wayman
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)

Enlistment Date: 7 Jan 1942
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private

Name: Edwin Wayman
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1923
Death Date: 18 Aug 1999
SSN: 52120xxxx
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 7 Jan 1942
Release Date 1: 13 Oct 1951

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Thank you Bramblefind. I'm going to see about his service records later today and try to find out where he was in France and what he was part of in the war...