I'll start by describing it first then giving what it says. It's a green(color blind but I'm almost positive it's green) rubberized nylon backpack. It has to parts, the main one is fairly big and the secondary is fairly small. Each is closed with two straps like on a belt. The to shoulder straps can be adjusted at the bottom and at the top, but at the top they split off and go up to the top and down to a triangular piece of metal. Right above the triangular piece of metal is a small sheet of paper covered by clear plastic that has the following written on it:
293 64.356.11 then a g or 9
Duca Graziano
I think it this line is: Uia Muraccio27
6612 Ascona
The Ascona was written very bold and underlined. The story had it marked as Swiss but I think Duca Graziano is the name(I'm probably wrong) and that sounds Italian. Any help would be great.
2007-05-23 10:20:37 · 5 answers · asked by youarenotwill 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I just check and Ascona is a Swiss town, so it is Swiss. I got it today and figured asking on yahoo would take all the hassle out of it.
2007-05-23 10:33:14 · update #1
This backpack is certainly Swiss. The number is a Swiss social security number which is also used as serial number by the army. The rest is the address of the soldier.
It is correct that this name is Italian. Italian is one of the languages spoken in Switzerland. Ascona is a town in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.
Please remove the name, address and social security number from your question. The soldier will certainly not appreciate the fact that all this data is posted here.
2007-05-26 01:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by Stefan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uia Muraccio 27 is probably a street address.
6612 Ascona is probably a zip code and town.
You're probably right about the name and the number could be a service number or telephone number. I'd consider the later, since it seems that ruck may have been used in civilian use by an Italian. Sounds like a luggage tag to me.
You might find an interesting story if you look it up on an Italian map and write the guy.
International dialing codes for Switzerland are (1+) 41, 31, 22, or 1. I'd almost bet on it being a phone #, but I haven't a clue on their method of assigning military service numbers.
2007-05-23 10:28:43 · answer #2 · answered by John T 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ascona is in Switzerland but because of their history and it's proximity to north Italy they still speak Italian (besides Swiss) and there are a lot of families originally from Italy, or even Italian. I guess the first number is an identification number, then comes the name (that would be Graziano Duca, because it's common with latin names to invert the order when you put it for example in books, or in this case in a back pack), and the last line is Via (that means road in Italian) Muraccio ..., Ascona. I also googled the name and i got results from Ascona. I think it's unlikely that you'll find that guy, but maybe you could contact the family. That could be interesting. Hope it helped!
2007-05-23 10:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Cali 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not UIA, it's VIA (street or way) MURACCIO (MURA-KACHEEO). I lived on VIA TEVERE NR 3, in Santa Teresa, Sardinia (73-76), The 6612 is like a zip code. The series of numbers looks like a telephone number. The person's name is Duca Graziano.
Why not write a letter to the address and see what happens?
DUCA GRAZIANO
VIA MURACCIO 27
6612 ASCONA, SWITZERLAND
Buona fortuna!
(USN, retired)
2007-05-23 14:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Ruck is a swiss one, Switzerland has three languages: Italian, German & French, depending on which country borders it.
2007-05-24 05:40:59 · answer #5 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋