Although the Army Medical Department used these physical dimension measurements for its anthropological studies, the data collection work was authorized for collecting data to improve uniform manufacture. Page 61 of The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War. Vol. 15 (Statistics), part 1 (Army Anthropology). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1921-1929.
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