Editing Jungle boot (section)

===World War II===
Positive reports from users in the Panama Experimental Platoon on the new lightweight footwear led to M-1942 jungle boots used by US military personnel in tropical/jungle environments, including US Army personnel in New Guinea and the Philippines, and in Burma with [[Merrill's Marauders]],<ref name="George, John B. pp. 490-491">George, John B. (Lt. Col), ''Shots Fired In Anger'', NRA Press, pp. 490–491</ref> the [[1st Air Commando Group]], and the Mars Task Force (5332nd Brigade, Provisional).<ref>Mars Task Force: A Short History'' http://www.cbi-theater.com/mars/marstaskforce.html''</ref> This style footwear wore faster than the standard Army Type II field shoes, so they were often carried as a back-up footwear for use in soft mud.<ref name="George, John B. pp. 490-491" />

In 1944, the '''Panama sole''' developed by Raymond Dobie used angled square-shaped lugs to push soft mud from the soles, providing better grip in greasy clay or mud.<ref name="KEA" /> However, M-1942 (Jungle) and M-1945 (Combat Boot, Tropical) boots used Vibram soles.<ref>Kearny, Cresson H. (Maj), ''Jungle Snafus...And Remedies'', Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine (1996), pp. 178–179</ref><ref name="ROT">Rottman, Gordon L., ''Green Beret in Vietnam: 1957–73'', Osprey Publishing, {{ISBN|1-85532-568-3}} (2002), p. 58</ref> After the conclusion of World War II, American interest in jungle equipment lay dormant until their next tropical engagement in 1965, so did the concept of an improved jungle boot using Dobie's Panama sole.<ref name="KEA" /><ref name="ROT" />

Although taller, British military forces used a variant of the American jungle boot. [[Special Operations Executive]] [[Force 136]] personnel were issued these boots during operations in Burma 1944–45. They were later used in the [[Malayan Emergency]].<ref>p.47 Brayley, Martin & Chappell, Mike ''The Brit Army, 1939–45: The Far East''  Osprey Publishing</ref>