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'In the US Army during WWII, ....... the average male inductee was 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 144 pounds; an inch taller and eight pounds heavier than his Great War counterpart. He had a 33 1/4" chest measurement and 31" waist measurement; he could expect to add an inch to his chest and gain anywhere from five to twenty pounds during training. Many inductees were underweight due to insufficient nutrition as they grew up during the Great Depression.'
Indeed! Ask any militaria collector how rare it is to find original uniforms in sizes bigger than 36" chest, 30" waist. Bear in mind also that almost all combat infantrymen were aged 18-22 years, not the portly middle aged men seen in movies and at reenactments that certain companies seem to style their figures on!:face_with_rolling_eyes: