UNMACHT, George F. - Revision history

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	While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection. Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing [[BUNNY GAS MASKS]].		While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection. Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing [[BUNNY GAS MASKS]].

	[[Image:unmacht6.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Colonel Unmacht inspects soldiers washing off chemical agents.]]Unmacht ~~inaugurated~~ a series of gas officer and gas NCO courses for various elements of the department and ~~for~~ combat organizations. While the first information instruction had been given to a group of air wardens only a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first course, for 278 UGO's was given on August 17-18, 1942 in the Fort Shafter gymnasium. Two more advanced courses were given in September and October~~, and training~~ for the year was brought to a conclusion during three days in December when the departmental CWS staged a chemical warfare maneuver with 1,295 participants. (2)		[[Image:unmacht6.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Colonel Unmacht inspects soldiers washing off chemical agents.]]In Hawaii, Unmacht began a series of gas officer and gas Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) courses for various elements of the department and combat organizations. While the first information instruction had been given to a group of air wardens only a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first course, for 278 UGO's, was given on August 17-18, 1942 in the Fort Shafter gymnasium. Two more advanced courses were given in September and October. Training for the year was brought to a conclusion during three days in December when the departmental Chemical Warfare Staff (CWS) staged a chemical warfare maneuver with 1,295 participants. (2)

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	[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). In 1939 Major Unmacht, chief of the procurement division of the chemical warfare service, spoke to more than five hundred members of the National Association of Manufacturers in Chicago. He announced that field representatives of the military had found more than 10,000 of over 20,000 plants surveyed in the United States to be of value for producing the needs of the army and navy. Among the factors considered essential were safe location, transportation, costs, and production efficiency. It was business' job to keep the nation's industrial front strong. (1)		[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|George Unmacht (sitting) being thanked by President Harry S. Truman. Photo courtesy: James Unmacht]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). In 1939 Major Unmacht, chief of the procurement division of the chemical warfare service, spoke to more than five hundred members of the National Association of Manufacturers in Chicago. He announced that field representatives of the military had found more than 10,000 of over 20,000 plants surveyed in the United States to be of value for producing the needs of the army and navy. Among the factors considered essential were safe location, transportation, costs, and production efficiency. It was business' job to keep the nation's industrial front strong. (1)

	Colonel Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces.		Colonel Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces.

	While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection. Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing [[BUNNY GAS MASKS]]. ~~(Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is congratulated by President Harry Truman)~~		While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection. Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing [[BUNNY GAS MASKS]].

	[[Image:unmacht6.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Colonel Unmacht inspects soldiers washing off chemical agents.]]Unmacht inaugurated a series of gas officer and gas NCO courses for various elements of the department and for combat organizations. While the first information instruction had been given to a group of air wardens only a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first course, for 278 UGO's was given on August 17-18, 1942 in the Fort Shafter gymnasium. Two more advanced courses were given in September and October, and training for the year was brought to a conclusion during three days in December when the departmental CWS staged a chemical warfare maneuver with 1,295 participants. (2)		[[Image:unmacht6.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Colonel Unmacht inspects soldiers washing off chemical agents.]]Unmacht inaugurated a series of gas officer and gas NCO courses for various elements of the department and for combat organizations. While the first information instruction had been given to a group of air wardens only a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first course, for 278 UGO's was given on August 17-18, 1942 in the Fort Shafter gymnasium. Two more advanced courses were given in September and October, and training for the year was brought to a conclusion during three days in December when the departmental CWS staged a chemical warfare maneuver with 1,295 participants. (2)

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	While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection. Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing [[BUNNY GAS MASKS]]. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is congratulated by President Harry Truman)		While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection. Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing [[BUNNY GAS MASKS]]. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is congratulated by President Harry Truman)

	[[Image:unmacht6.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Colonel Unmacht inspects soldiers washing off chemical agents.]]Unmacht inaugurated a series of gas officer and gas NCO courses for various elements of the department and for combat organizations. While the first information instruction had been given to a group of air wardens only a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first course, for 278 UGO's was given on August 17-18, 1942 in the Fort Shafter gymnasium. Two more advanced courses were given in September and October, and training for the year was brought to a conclusion during three days in December when the departmental CWS staged a chemical warfare maneuver with 1,295 participants. (2)		[[Image:unmacht6.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Colonel Unmacht inspects soldiers washing off chemical agents.]]Unmacht inaugurated a series of gas officer and gas NCO courses for various elements of the department and for combat organizations. While the first information instruction had been given to a group of air wardens only a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first course, for 278 UGO's was given on August 17-18, 1942 in the Fort Shafter gymnasium. Two more advanced courses were given in September and October, and training for the year was brought to a conclusion during three days in December when the departmental CWS staged a chemical warfare maneuver with 1,295 participants. (2)

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-[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg|left|thumb|350px|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel.  Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces.  While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands.  Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.
+[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg|left|thumb|350px|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). In 1939 Major Unmacht, chief of the procurement division of the chemical warfare service, spoke to more than five hundred members of the National Association of Manufacturers in Chicago. He announced that field representatives of the military had found more than 10,000 of over 20,000 plants surveyed in the United States to be of value for producing the needs of the army and navy. Among the factors considered essential were safe location, transportation, costs, and production efficiency. It was business' job to keep the nation's industrial front strong. (1)
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	[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.		[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.

	Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing ~~a gas mask that looked like a bunny face~~. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is		Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing [[BUNNY GAS MASKS]]. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is congratulated by President Harry Truman)
	congratulated by President Harry Truman)

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	[[Category: Inventor]]		[[Category: Inventor]]

Randylyon at 20:44, 1 April 2010

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	[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.		[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.

	Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during ~~World War~~ II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is		Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during [[WORLD WAR II]]. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is
	congratulated by President Harry Truman)		congratulated by President Harry Truman)

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	Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during World War II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is		Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during World War II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is
	congratulated by President Harry Truman)		congratulated by President Harry Truman)

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	[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.		[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.

	Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during World War II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is		Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during World War II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is
	congratulated by President Harry Truman)		congratulated by President Harry Truman)

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	UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.		[[Image:UNMACHT.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|George Unmacht being thanked by President Harry S. Truman]]UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.

	Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during World War II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is		Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during World War II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is
	congratulated by President Harry Truman)		congratulated by President Harry Truman)

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UNMACHT, George F. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 10, 1887—Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1954). Colonel. Unmacht, a career military officer, invented a tank-mounted flame-thower for the armed forces. While stationed in Hawaii as the Territorial Coordinator for Civilian Gas Defense, he was given the task of providing a gas mask for every resident of the islands. Adults were soon supplied, but an estimated 5,000 young children were in need of protection.

Afraid of regulation gas masks, children needed something to protect them from the effects of an attack using gas during World War II. Unmacht remedied the situation by inventing a gas mask that looked like a bunny face. (Photo Courtesy: James Unmacht—Colonel Unmacht (sitting) is
congratulated by President Harry Truman)