<img width="640" height="811" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43-700x887.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image features a thin-walled molded plywood form contoured to follow the shape of the back of a leg. There are eight openings over the length of the splint to accommodate straps for securing an injured leg." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43-700x887.jpg 700w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43-237x300.jpg 237w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43-170x215.jpg 170w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43.jpg 808w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="21981" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2016/10/28/modern-war-effort/1986-99-43/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43.jpg" data-orig-size="808,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="1986-99-43" data-image-description="<p>A molded plywood form contoured to follow the shape of the back of a leg.</p>" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43-237x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1986-99-43-700x887.jpg" />In honor of Memorial Day, as we remember those who lost their lives in service, we wanted to highlight a story of design about aiding those who served. In 1942, Dr. Wendell Scott, a surgeon in the United States Navy based in San Diego, traveled to Los Angeles to visit an old friend, Charles, and...