The Impact of Immersion Foot on the Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta had terrible casualties from what we called immersion foot. Immersion foot was the problem in World War I called trench foot. After being in the water for a long time, the feet would become very soft and the boot rubbing against the foot would become very abrasive. We had to be very wary and take care of the feet. There was no place to sleep, so you were in the water at night. Your soldiers were in thewater and you stayed miserable and wet.