“It has officially been decided that the A.E.F. has grown up and must now wear pants.”
A 1919 order appeared in The Stars & Stripes indicating that the era of army-issued olive drab knee breeches had passed and soon all American Army personnel would be issued long pants:
“Experts have decided that the breeches legs shrink when wet and impede the circulation, and it is assured that the kind that he used to wear in civilian life will not cause the Doughboy cold feet…”
“To supply the A.E.F. until August, 2,500,000 pairs of pants have been ordered, and these, which will cost only nineteen cents a leg more than breeches did, will be of better quality than the latter.”
U.S. Army Breeches discontinued 1919U.S. Army long pants issued in place of breeches 1919US Army Trouser Changes 1919Post-World War One American Army Uniform Trouser Changes 1919Army Uniform Regulations General Order 28 issued in 1919WW1 US Army Pants article 1919World War One American UniformsChanges in WW1 Military Attire Odered 1919WWI American Uniform Pants issued in place of breeches 1919Long-Pants issued to U.S. Army in France
U.S. Army Breeches discontinued 1919U.S. Army long pants issued in place of breeches 1919US Army Trouser Changes 1919Post-World War One American Army Uniform Trouser Changes 1919Army Uniform Regulations General Order 28 issued in 1919WW1 US Army Pants article 1919World War One American UniformsChanges in WW1 Military Attire Odered 1919WWI American Uniform Pants issued in place of breeches 1919Long-Pants issued to U.S. Army in France
