tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889963722674899878.post3863771815436380325..comments2023-07-04T10:09:25.824-07:00Comments on The World War II Letters of William Wellington Taylor, Jr.: Letter 132- October 11, 1944Greg Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409962933357676885noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889963722674899878.post-547990972739483922009-09-27T17:58:29.045-07:002009-09-27T17:58:29.045-07:00One thing a lot of folks probably don't realiz...One thing a lot of folks probably don't realize is that by late '44 most infantrymen still wore shoes, not the combat boots that the paratroopers used. In order to keep water and mud and debris out of the shoe the soldiers wore leggings that wrapped over the top with a strap under the shoe.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885277626153324891noreply@blogger.com