My uncle who served in WW I had been gassed and I remember his lungs were scarred and he had lots of lung problems. He still lived till the 1970's but suffered all types of breathing illnesses He still managed to farm and other things, but winters were very hard on him. I don't remember what types of gases there are but I do remember reading that the Germans gassed many of the soldiers in the trenches they built in France. Mustard gas was one of them Norita Moss > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 4/17/00 3:51:39 PM > Subject: Re: [WVWIRT] Victor Owens > > My understanding of "being gassed" during WW I : while fighting in dug out > trenches in Europe, a type of gas (probably nerve gas) was used as a weapon > by Germany. As a result some of our soldiers were permanently affected. I > remember as a high school student in the 1940's I had a teacher who was > supposedly "gassed" and he, in mid sentence, would walk out the open > classroom door and continue down the hallway, still lecturing. That was as > strange as he ever acted. > For better understanding, > Molly Ball Stoddard > --- Norita Moss --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.