The U.S. Army unit with the engraved movement pattern was the Persian Gulf Command (PGC), also known as the Persian Gulf Service Command. This command was responsible for maintaining supply lines through the Middle East and Asia and supported the Allied forces, particularly the Soviet Union, with critical supplies under the Lend-Lease program. In 1943, 30,000 Americans helped guard the Persian Corridor, and a third of the supplies sent to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Act were routed through Iran. The US also extended Lend-Lease assistance to Iran and began training the Iranian army.
Well worn black crackle Zippo with different engravings: the owner's name «W. C. Meyers» and his places of action «New Zealand – Wellington», «Australia – Melbourne», «India – Bombay», «Persia», «Iraq» and «Iran – Teheran / Qum / Ahwaz» together with the Iran emblem, the Iran lion holding a shamshir with the sun and the years of service «1943-44-45».
