Evening star., 1950-11-17
Layer Principle Used
By Army 10 Keep GIs
Warm in Winter

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Chinese Communists was shown.
It was made of cotton padding
and was not water-repellent. The
Reds wear a light shoe somewhat
similar to a tennis shoe with leg
wrappings.
"They are going to have a little
trouble in the cold" a spokesman
commented.
Senator Ferguson, a committee
member, wrote Defense Secretary
Marshall that he was greatly dis
turbed' by reports that American
soldiers and Marines were fight
ing in bitter cold weather in sum-
mer uniforms.
Gen. Marshall, who was in Chi
cago today for a meeting of the
directors of the American Red
Cross. probably will answer the
Senator when he returns to the
Pentagon Monday. but Army Off
cialS meanwhile assured reporters
that sufficient winter clothing and
equipment were in Korea.
President Truman told his news
conference yesterday that he had
been assured by Gen. Macarthur
that ample clothing was available
for United States troops in Korea.
Other Delays Recalled.
1t was pointed out here that
similar delays had been expert
enced by troops in many winter
campaign in the past. The COM
bat soldiers winter problem re-
mains one of quick resupply. The
troops fighting in northernmost
Korea simply overran their sup
plies of winter clothing. The
Army stoutly maintains that suf-
f1cient winter clothing for all SOL
diers and Marines is in Korea.
AS the weather grows colder, the
more innerwool garments are
worn. The purpose is to keep the
soldier warm. through retaining
the heat generated by his body
and dry, through controlling in
ternal and external moisture.
Keeping the soldier dry entails
the provision against the accumu-
latlon OF body sweat, as well as
protection against rain and snow
To minimize perspiration, all outer1
garments are designed so that
they may be loosened at the neck,
waist and wrists while walking.
The insulating layers of the
winter wet cold combat clothing
assembly include a wool under
shirt, wool flannel shirt, high
neck sweater and pile jacket. For
the lower part of the body the
layers consist of wool under
drawers and wool serge trousers.
A cotton cap with visor and WOOL
lined ear flap also is provided.
Field Jacket With Hood.
Over these garments is worn
the water-repellent, wind-resistant
cotton field jacket, with hood,
which may be drawn up over the
cotton cap and cotton field trous-
ers. The field jacket has an ad-
Unstable collar that can be worn
with the lapels open or buttoned
up snugly to the neck.
A draw cord about the waist
provides adjustment to the thick
ness of clothing worn underneath.
The legs Of the trousers are worn
inside OF high-topped shoepacs in
dry weather and outside in rainy
weather.
In addition. the soldier also re-
ceiveS soft wool muff1er and a !
down and feather filed sleeping
bag. Front-line men get sleeping|
bags with water-repellent outer
shells and the men in the rear
who have the good fortune to
sleep inside a shelter get wool
sleeping bags.
Used properly, the wool sleeping |
bag has the warmth of twol
blankets and has room for more
blankets if needed.
Along with the issue of shoe
pacs, clothing and sleeping bags,
60 instructions on how best to use