Next, is a replica WWI trench, where you can inspect the first of scores of gas masks, designed for both man and beast. One of the museum's rare possessions is a Mickey Mouse gas mask, designed to appeal to WWII homefront children. Instead, a newer multimedia gallery trumpets the plans for environmentally safe Dugway Proving Grounds, and two uniformed mannequins with tv monitor heads mean there's probably a good propaganda film to see. Fort McClellan is being closed down, and the Chemical Corps Museum closed in early 1999. It is supposedly in the process of relocating to Ft.
Chemical warfare is silent, borderless, way more subtle than, say, a massed bayonet charge.
But the effect on troops is devastating. Wartime training materials and gas attack warnings were designed for simple impact on the troops. That's what it reads above the scantily clad girl watering flowers on a WWII calendar. Send us mail . Terms and Conditions .