Description & Use	Important Dates	Procuring Stations & Contract Dates	Common Manufacturers
This shoe is an unlined, plain toe, high-top, blucher pattern with flesh-out uppers and a composition rubber sole and heel. It was issued to both officers and enlisted men for use in the field. ENLISTED MEN: These shoes were worn with various field uniforms. They were also occasionally worn with the winter and summer service uniforms, especially overseas during the latter part of the War. OFFICERS: Worn with various field uniforms.	Adopted 7 February 1941. Specification revised 1943.	Centralized procurement accomplished through The Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps, U.S.M.C. Washington, D.C. WWII contracts dates ranged from approximately 10 June 1941 through May 1945. In the post-war years the field shoe was contracted intermittently into 1948.	International Shoe Co. at various plant locations. Joseph M. Herman Shoe Co. Millis, MA.
Distinctive Features	Fabrics & Fasteners	Labeling	Types & Variants
USMC inspector punch marks on insole. Corded outsoles and heels. Two rows of stitching on bottom of outsole.	Fabrics: Uppers - Natural cowhide, chrome, retain, flesh side out. Insoles/sliptap - full leather. Outsoles - full leather. Fasteners: 37 to 40-inch laces strung through 7 to 10 pairs of eyelets depending on shoe size.	Contractor Label: Ink stamped on the inside of the shoe shaft. Size Label: Punched into the insoles and ink stamped on the outsole. Also included in the contractor label.	Some shoes appear to have been constructed with leather pre-treated with waterproofing compound or a like product. These shoes are typically darker in color than others. The specification was revised in 1943. It is currently unknown what changes were made during this revision.
Integral Garments & Equipment	Insignia	Lineage	Inter-Service Use & Equivalents
Garments: Socks, Cotton, Mercerized Tan. Socks, Wool. Socks, Wool, Cushion Sole, O.D. Leggings, Canvas, Khaki. Equippage: Dubbing 1 1/2 ounce can (Regular and Mold Prevention Type).	Not applicable.	Preceded By: Shoes, Leather, which by 1944 had been renamed Shoes, Garrison. This was the pre-war, polished, cordovan, high-top model for the enlisted man. Superseded By: Circa 1951: A new rough out boot became standard issue that was constructed with heavily pre-treated leather. There was also a companion high-top shoe, similar to the field shoe, which was less common. These shoes and boots are distinctive for their dark brown, almost black, color.	US Navy Equivalent: Shoes, Field, N-1 (Specification 72-S-2). US Army Equivalent: Shoes, Service, Reverse Upper, Composition Sole (Specifications BQD 110, 110A).
Allowances & Purchases	Theaters & Campaigns	Comments	References & Further Reading
ENLISTED MEN: Basic Allowance (1942-45): 1 pair of Shoes, Field & 1 pair of Shoes, Garrison. OR 1 Pair of Shoes, Field & 1 pair of Shoes, Low Quarter. OFFICERS: Requirements for officers are unknown at this time.	Confirmed: Used by the USMC in all major island campaigns during the Pacific War including the Solomons, Gilberts, Palaus, Marshalls, Marianas, and Ryukyus.	Some field shoes were dyed black in the late 1950's to early 1960's. Most of the characteristics and features of the USMC field shoe were also present in the USN N-1 Field Shoe. Shoes contracted prior to 1943 are difficult to locate.	Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Price List Of Clothing, Etc., Marine Corps Order No. 176 dated 23 September 1941, Washington, D.C., 1941. Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Tables of Stock Sizes, Measurements, and Proportions of Sizes of Clothing Issued to the Service by the Quartermaster's Department, Marine Corps Order No. 178 dated 31 March 1942, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1942. Civilian Production Administration, Industrial Statistics Division. Alphabetical Listing of Major War Supply Contracts. (Culmulative June 1940 Through September 1945). 1946. United States Marine Corps. Uniform Regulations United States Marine Corps 1937. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1937. Alberti, Bruno & Pradier, Laurent. Marine Corps Uniforms & Equipment, 1941-45. Paris Cedex, France: Histoire & Collections, 2007. United Shoe Machinery Corporation, United States Military Footwear (Boston, Massachusetts: United Shoe Machinery Corporation, 1943). USMC Footwear WW2 to Early Vietnam [Web log posts #1 through 39] (13 March 2007 to 22 April 2012), Retrieved 17 January 2019, From http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/ forums/index.php?/topic/3497 -usmc-footwear-ww2-to-early-vietnam/ Tulkoff, Alec S. Grunt Gear. 2nd Printing, 2006. San Jose CA: R. James Bender Publishing, 2003. Department of the Navy - Bureau of Yards and Docks. U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Administration Manual. (Construction Battalion Circular Letter No. 39-43. Special and Protective Clothing. pp. XI 62 to XI 69). Prepared under the direction of the Chief of Civil Engineers. January, 1944.

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