Cree, Thank you for that information. I will try your suggestion. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cree & Susan Newbold" <newbold@comcast.net> To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] William Paul > Sylvia -- I can't help you WRT your PAUL surname. However, the lighter is > a > commemorative from the former US "listening" station at Asmara when it was > part of Ethiopia -- hence the picture of a radio tower on the lighter. It > is probably commemorating his tour of duty there from 1952-1954. > > Might be a long shot, but you could try to contact the public relations > folks at NSA at Ft. Meade to see if they might be able to tell you > anything > about this William Paul -- it was long enough ago that his presence there > might no longer be a state secret!! :) > > Good luck. > > Cree Newbold > > -----Original Message----- > From: lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sylvia > Greenhawk > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:55 AM > To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LDR] William Paul > > I have recently obtained a cigarette lighter with the following engraving > on > it > William Paul > 1952 - 1954 > ASMARA - ERITREA > on the front is a picture of a globe of the world with what appears to be > a > radio tower rising out of it. Attached to the back is a coin from East > Africa , the lighter was made in the USA. I am researching the PAUL > family > surname and would like to know who this William PAUL is so if the > description of this lighter is familiar to anyone and you have information > about William Paul I would appreciate your help. Sylvia > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message