Fountain pen with screw lid in black plastic. The pen is inscribed “GOLDEN PLATIGNUM MADE IN ENGLAND�. The pen has a metal refilling lever on one side and the lid has a metal pocket clip.
History note
Sgt Jackson served in Western Desert, including at El Alamein.
Over two million American servicemen passed through Britain during the Second World War. In 1944, at the height of activity, up to half a million were based there with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Their job was to man and maintain the vast fleets of aircraft needed to attack German cities and industry.