The lads of the A.E.F. were grateful to be issued European spiral-puttees in place of their canvas gaiters -which did them no good whatever in the dampness of Northern Europe; however, as the attached W.W. I photos so clearly indicate (as does this cartoon by Walgren), not many Yanks were as proficient at wrapping puttees as the upper brass had hoped.
cartoonist Walgren stars and stripes ww1cartoonist Wally stars and stripes ww1WW1 Walgren Cartoon About US Army Putteeshow to wrap putteesww1 cartoon by Wally from the Stars and Stripes 1918US army cartoon about ww1 putteescartoonist Albian Walgren USMC
cartoonist Walgren stars and stripes ww1cartoonist Wally stars and stripes ww1WW1 Walgren Cartoon About US Army Putteeshow to wrap putteesww1 cartoon by Wally from the Stars and Stripes 1918US army cartoon about ww1 putteescartoonist Albian Walgren USMC