Editing Jump boot (section)

===United States===
[[William P. Yarborough]] initially designed the boots in 1941, as a test officer in the 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion / Provisional Parachute Group.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Borch |first=Fred L. |last2=Dorr |first2=Robert F. |date=April 21, 2008 |title=Soldier left his mark on airborne, SF uniform |work=Army Times |department=Transitions |publisher=Army Times Publishing Co. |page=36 |id=[[LexisNexis]] Nexis Uni [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:4SD1-6NV0-TWX0-X034-00000-00 4SD1-6NV0-TWX0-X034-00000-00]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 20, 1962 |title=Gen. Yarborough Will Talk At War College |work=The (Evening) Sentinel |page=6 |publication-place=Carlisle, PA |volume=LXXXII |issue=7 |id=[[Newspapers.com]] [https://www.newspapers.com/image/345253037/?match=4&terms=Yarborough%20%22jump%20boot%22 345253037]}}</ref> They are also known as '''paratrooper boots,''' or "Corcorans," after the J. F. Corcoran Shoe Company, one of their manufacturers.<ref name="olive-drab">{{cite web|url=http://olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_clothing_combat_ww2_jumpboots.php|title=WW II Paratroopers Jump Boots|publisher=olive-drab.com|access-date=2015-09-03}}</ref> Jump boots with zippers were not authorized for wear by U.S. forces. Certain U.S. Army soldiers, notably those parachute-qualified and assigned to an airborne or special forces unit, are authorized to wear jump boots with their [[Dress uniform#U.S. Army|dress uniforms]].<ref>Army Regulation 670-1, Paragraph 27-3, Section C, Item 3.</ref>

A modified version of the paratrooper boot was issued to [[Uniforms of the United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] personnel working on flight decks, and aircrewmen.  This variation of the jump boot featured a steel toe and a zig-zag pattern on the outsole designed to prevent gathering FOD, or [[Foreign Object Damage]], that could potentially damage aircraft by being sucked into the jet engine's intake. These boots were sometimes colloquially referred to as "wing-walkers." Generally, they were black in color, but a brown version was issued to Flight Officers. This style is no longer issued, but is still generally authorized to wear with most Navy working uniforms (i.e. NWUs, coveralls, Aviation Working Greens). Wing-walkers became popularly known when their characteristic footprints were linked to the [[Zodiac Killer]].