American soldiers will latch onto (loot) anything, including someone's shoes, with the philosophy "if not me someone else..."
Attachment 48765
WHOA THERE, SOLDIER, THAT LUSCIOUS THING’S A BOOBY TRAP, Cap Kohler, Calif., --Among many innocent furnishing in a simulated FrenchVillage used in training soldiers at this Western Signal Corps Training Center is this attractive partially draped painting. All Pvt. Gerald Snitz of Detroit, Mich., has to do is unveil the gal and he’ll be “Blown up” by a booby trap attached to the drape. 12/1/43 Official U.S. Army Signal Corps photo from Acme.