

Identifying markings
I have a US mess kit I got at my local surplus store for 10 bucks a few years ago, and I was wondering if anyone could help ID who owned it? It has some markings on it. Top says "Hugh" with an "H" on one side and a "W" on the other. The bottom says "971 HLW FRANCE" with a picture of a bird. If anyone has any knowledge, especially as to what "971" could be, please let me know.