Master’s Thesis on WWII souvenir hunting

Diver6106 · 06-01-2019, 02:16 PM

Quite different from today, when a soldier can't even bring home a bayonet. I understand that in WW II the enlisted men could not send home more money than they made, to prevent 'looting.' My dad was in the ETO AAF and they were warned against bringing home weapons, But he picked a US 45 auto out of the trash tossed by another airman, took it apart, wrapped it in tape and stuck it in the bottom of his foot locker - and it arrived home. There was also a lot of trading german helmets, flags and daggers, but none of that interested him, but he did bring home his flight kit and uniforms that I have.

06-01-2019, 02:16 PM	#11
Diver6106 User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Mt. Vernon VA Posts: 246 Thanks: 1,436 Thanked 119 Times in 76 Posts	Quite different from today, when a soldier can't even bring home a bayonet. I understand that in WW II the enlisted men could not send home more money than they made, to prevent 'looting.' My dad was in the ETO AAF and they were warned against bringing home weapons, But he picked a US 45 auto out of the trash tossed by another airman, took it apart, wrapped it in tape and stuck it in the bottom of his foot locker - and it arrived home. There was also a lot of trading german helmets, flags and daggers, but none of that interested him, but he did bring home his flight kit and uniforms that I have.