I also remember from Navy service that they were specific and would insert NMI meaning no middle initial. Conrad Luhmann cluhmann@ec.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of WMFHLNGR@aol.com Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 2:05 PM To: Germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Subject: [G-P-L] Military records-names The recent questions and other submissions on the Civil War and others has made me wake up a little more and look at some of my stored information. One person mentioned the same last name and with the same initials but thinking it could have been just repeat records. While serving in the Navy, on one ship I was on, we had about eight (8) men who had no first names but initials and sometimes the middle name was an initial. This was their legal name and they were all from the south somewhere. Don't be so quick to discard any information especially if the last name is fairly common. Bill Fehlinger-NJ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message