At the top of the canister mount, along the middle of the gas mask is a hook for the attachment of a length of ersatz paper cord (which is missing) which is normally threaded between the eyes to a leather loop on the gas mask above the forehead of the wearer. The bottom of the canister is heavily rusted and through these rusted holes can be seen some of the white coloured filter lining. The remnants of a small manufacturer's stamp are also barely visible. On the canister is stamped in faded blue ink '9u'. When the canister is removed an embossed 'H2' can be seen on the outside circular metal mounting surface of the mask. A long khaki cotton webbing strap attached near the chin enables the mask to be suspended around the neck.Ī rusted and scratched grey-green canister filter unit is attached to the mask. Khaki cotton head straps are connected to coiled springs inside cotton sleeves to keep mask in place. The right 'spider' fitted to the mask has some of the inner circular metal piece missing. Internally, the eyepieces have removable metal 'spiders' enabling the inner layer (which was coated with gelatine to absorb moisture) to be replaced. The circular eyepieces are made of two layers of yellowed celluloid, set in painted circular steel frames with leather gaskets where they are let into the mask. The single seam running under the chin and the folded edge of the mask are coated with a black sealant lacquer partially made from rubber. The mask is made from a single piece of chrome-tanned sheepskin dipped in an oil sealant solution. Heyer had a variety of jobs after leaving the army, including working as an editor and manager of technical publications at Garrett Air Turbine from 1967 to 1983.German 'Lederschutzmaske' (Leather protection mask) gas mask. After her discharge in 1945 Heyer attended North Hollywood Night School, Sawyer's Business School, Pasadena City College, and Marymount College. During this time she received several decorations, including the Good Conduct Medal, the Women's Army Corps Service Medal, the Asian Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation. Heyer served for roughly one year, beginning in November 1944, in New Guinea and the Philippines. In late 1943 or early 1944, she was sent to MacDill Air Base in Tampa, Florida, as a member of the 3rd photographic Mapping squadron. In addition, Heyer graduated from photography School at Lowry Field in Colorado in 1943, where she trained to be a photographic repair technician. She attended basic training at Daytona Beach, and also trained at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Heyer served as a sergeant in the WAAC and Women's Army Corps (WAC) until she was discharged in November 1945. Before joining the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in November of 1942, Heyer worked at Sears Roebuck. Heyer had an older brother, Vernon, and a younger sister, Harriette. Anne Elisabeth Betty Heyer was born in Denver, Colorado on 7 October 1918, and grew up in Los Angeles, California, where she graduated from Hollywood High School in 1936. 1918) of Denver, Colorado, was a photographic repair technician in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. An army songbook and a WAAC songbook are also included.Īnne Elisabeth Heyer (b. Other publications including newspaper, WAC and Wings, document the WAC experience. Other publications such as newspaper The Shutter and newspaper ,The Mad Mapper, relate to military photography. Printed material includes newspapers that Heyer saved such as the newspaper The Denver Post from 7 December 1941. Scrapbook material consists primarily of unidentified photographs. Aerial photographs show the destruction in New Guinea and the Philippines and also contain photographs of native villages. More than 500 photographs largley unidentified document recreation and work-related activities in the military. Heyer's diplomas are included in her personal papers. Printed military material reflects Heyer's professional interest in photography and the collection contains publications specifically regarding military photography. Overseas letters document her observations of New Guinea the Philippines and Corregidor. Lengthy letters to family members describe her training in the United States and her subsequent service in the Pacific Theater as a photography repair technician. Only a part of this collection has been digitized.Ĭorrespondence military material photographs military insignia and other artifacts document Anne Elisabeth "Betty" Heyer's service in the WAAC and WAC between 19. Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
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