. In addition to these speedy and worthwhile accomplishments, there were also a few stragglers who went off on their own. Some of them commenced, at the very outset, to search for loot. Even among paratroops, there are such men who stray from their units or neglect whatever duties they might be performing, in order to seek some personal benefit for themselves. Strange, that men can hunt for souvenirs while their comrades are being wounded and killed, yet every army that ever marched, or flew, or ever jumped, is made up that way. A number of men searched the rooms for bedding to make themselves comfortable, and were even hiding it from the aid men who needed all available beds for the hospital.  Others had merely wandered through different chambers, idly turning over anything they might find in the rubble, with the hope of discovering some prized souvenirs, and this is at the very time that the 2nd battalion was still dropping on the island. "Better get there first before anyone else finds it," was their philosophy and so they unearthed some beautiful silk battle flags, an old American officer's saber, bolts of fine linen and silk cloth, and many odds and ends. The hunt grew keener and more competitive when beer and sake and bottled cider and canned crab meat were found. By nightfall one or two were drunk, and others hilarious. These were least but not last in the conquest of Corregidor.