doughfoot

[ doh-foo t ]
/ ˈdoʊˌfʊt /

noun, plural dough·feet [doh-feet] /ˈdoʊˌfit/, dough·foots. Informal.

an infantryman in the U.S. Army, especially in World War II.

Origin of doughfoot

1940–45; dough + foot, perhaps blend of doughboy and foot soldier