to all of you who helped me with the abreviation of uscss. It must be USLSS since I found Milo H. Abrams listed in the Brooklyn daily Eagle as being on the list for 1902 to serve at the Long Beach station for the winter. Many many long island names are listed. thank you all again. it must be USLSS, so much for handwritting. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/