Marchville1918 Posted October 10, 2022 Share #1 Posted October 10, 2022 I believe that gas casualties were entitled to a wound chevron, but did their discharge say gassed or wounded or not wounded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertmedals Posted October 11, 2022 Share #2 Posted October 11, 2022 For what it's worth, I have a couple of discharges for soldiers who were gassed. On each of the discharges it says "gassed" under "Wounds Received in Service". Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted October 11, 2022 Share #3 Posted October 11, 2022 If gassed bad enough to warrant medical attention at the time, it would likely show up on a discharge paper as would a wound. Many doughboys claimed to be (and were) gassed, but didn't end up in a hospital immediately, in which case it would not necessarily show up as a "wound". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36thIDAlex Posted November 11, 2022 Share #4 Posted November 11, 2022 This is my great-grandfather's discharge record which marks gas under his wounds received (and did qualify or a wound stripe). His platoon was hit directly by a mustard shell (landed about 15 feet away from him) and the guys were unable to get their masks on in time. He was evacuated and spent about 8 months in the hospital recovering before he was allowed to go home, it was a pretty serious injury. You'll notice it says mustard and chlorine as according to his company unit history, it was part of a creeping barrage that was launching both types at their line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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