DEVELOPMENT OF A COMBAT BOOT LAST FOR THAI AND VIETNAMESE MILITARY FORCES
Abstract
The report covers Phase II of work accomplished by the U. S. Army Natick Laboratories, Natick, Massachusetts under Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) Order No. 267, Amendment 11 on 'The Development of a Combat Boot Last for Thai and Vietnamese Military Forces.' The program was a joint venture conducted with anthropometric data on Thai and Vietnamese feet originating at the Natick Laboratories, and preliminary tests of lasts and footwear models developed from this study by Jones and Vining, Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts. The Project Officer on this program from the Natick Laboratories, and the representative from Jones and Vining, Inc., were in Thailand and Vietnam from 24 March to 24 April, 1965 at which time they conducted fit and wear tests of combat boots manufactured over the newly-developed last. The tests showed that 99 percent of the Vietnamese/Thai military personnel could be adequately fitted using the new last with minor modifications, which were made. Models and equipment to fabricate the boots were provided to Thailand and Vietnam, U. S. Military Assistance Command.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0655529
Entities
People
- Douglas S. Swain
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center