ARMY UNIFORMS
WOOL IN THE TROPICS. EXPERIENCE IN U.S.A. ARMY. The United States army authorities are at present testing a new blue uniform designed to replace the existing khaki service dress. The new uniform like the old, must be made of all wool, of which not less than 65 per cent must be new wool. The army authoiities have, in addition, specified that army shirts must be all wool, even when intended for use in tropical climates. The United States Army Medical Services are of the opinion that by insisting on the use of wool shirts, the risk of chill and sickness is greatly reduced, especially in those hot climates in which there is a liability to sudden changes in temperature.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 August 1939, Page 4
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121ARMY UNIFORMS Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 August 1939, Page 4
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