Original U.S. WWII M-1938 “Parsons” Field Jacket with Axis Prisoner of War PW Stenciled Jacket Field Gear The flight suit is in

The flight suit is in excellent condition and appears to have never been worn by McCutcheon

it bares a small oblong silver plaque stating:-

with four visible rivets securing in place the obverse eagle

Even the inside of both grip scales is marked with the full serial number

for Hadfield Steel Foundry in Sheffield

Original U.S. WWII M-1938 “Parsons” Field Jacket with Axis Prisoner of War PW Stenciled Jacket Field Gear The flight suit is inOriginal Item: One of a Kind. WWII Military Issue Model 1938 Field Jacket, as issued to American troops during the war. This jacket was reissued to an Axis Prisoner of War, most likely on the American Homefront. As World War II raged on the other side of the globe, Allies, such as Great Britain, were running short of prison space to house POWs. From 1942 through 1945, more than 400,000 Axis prisoners were shipped to the United States and detained in