With the edition of the book written by MASAJIRO KAWATO (3380-1994), BYE BYE BLACKSHEEP! MASAJIRO was the Japanese fighter ACE (19 aerial victories) who shot down the famous US MARINE CORPS ACE, "Pappy Boyington". MASAJIRO signed the inside of the book for us and it is now in the locked part of our SHARKHUNTERS Library. You saw in our SHARKHUNTERS and EAGLEHUNTERS catalog that you too may own a SIGNED copy of this book.

with the addition of the book written by ENS. GEORGE GAY (3300-1993), SOLE SURVIVOR. As you know, GEORGE GAY was the only survivor of the ill-fated attack by TORPEDO SQUADRON 8 at the BATTLE OF MIDWAY. He inscribed our book: "To the SHARKHUNTERS; may each of you be as lucky as I was at Midway. Keep America Strong."

Thanks to ART AYDELOTTE (787-1988) with his gift of: THE FOXES OF THE DESERT by Carell THE PENKOVSKIY PAPERS by Penkovskiy ESCAPE FACTORY, the by Shoemaker DIVINE WIND, the by Inoguchi & Nakajima FULL CIRCLE by Johnson

ART also sent along two KRIEGSMARINE ratings patches. Many thanks, ART. They are in the RESEARCH CENTER already.

Thanks to WALTER BOYNE (2682-1993) for the copy the book he wrote CLASH OF WINGS (World War II in the Air) The book was inscribed with the following: "With admiration and respect for your leadership of a great organization - SHARKHUNTERS!" WALTER has written more than a dozen books.