Meeting New Members

Short Bios

by Harry Cooper



WELCOME ABOARD to our new Members!

(3451-1994) KENNETH SCHILLING USA
(3452-1994) CAPTAIN CARL L. LIDEL USA

(3453-1994) HUBERT W. MAXEY USA
US NAVY Submarine combat veteran, 1940 - 1948 with 12 war patrols in the Pacific during World War II. He was aboard USS SPEARFISH (SS 190) in Manila the day the War started. They later rescued the nurses and officers off of Corridador just before the island fell to the advancing Japanese. He also rode USS TREPANG (SS 412) under command of LCDR Roy Davenport, the only US NAVY officer to EVER receive FIVE NAVY CROSSES. HUBERT finished the War offshore of Japan.

(3454-1994) JAY KOONZ USA
(3455-1994) TOM CHAMBERS USA
(3456-1994) DAVID M. PAYNE USA
(3457-1994) TIM KIZOREK USA
(3458-1994) ERWIN GRIMM USA

(3459-1994) CHRISTOPHER G. STUART USA
CHRIS is currently a graduate student and his thesis deals with the 1943-1945 U-Boat blockade running program between Europe and East Asia. He is equally interested in the Indian Ocean operations, the TENTH FLEET and communications intelligence, and the Italian and Japanese submarines that also made this trip.

(3460-1994) EDWARDS PARK USA
He was a WW II pilot with the 5th AIR FORCE in New Guinea, flying P-39 AIRCOBRA and P-47 THUNDERBOLT aircraft. He wrote about his experiences in his book NANETTE, an account of his love affair with his own dicey, untrustworthy yet luciously beautiful AIRCOBRA.

(3461-1994) JOHN J. ROMAGNANO USA
(3462-1994) MARTIN E. MAGAI USA

(3463-1994) JAMES S. BUNN USA
JIM is a combat submarine veteran of World War II with nine war patrols. Five were on USS GAR (SS 206) with GEORGE STREET (2448-1992) as XO; one on USS TRITON (SS 201); two on USS GUDGEON (SS 211) under Wiley Post and one on USS TAMBOR (SS 198). Last boat he rode was USS AMBERJACK under NED BEACH (1163-LIFE-1989).

(3464-1994) RICHARD DUFF USA
(3465-1994) AARON S. HAMILTON USA
(3466-1994) CARL REITNAUER USA
(3467-1994) DOUGLAS MORGAN USA
(3468-1994) BRIAN McCARTHY USA
(3469-1994) BOB DUNN USA
(3470-1994) PHILIP KAPLAN USA
(3471-1994) DAVID BOISJOLIE USA
(3472-1994) PAUL G. DORNBERG USA
(3473-1994) ROBERT L. THOMPSON USA
(3474-1994) KALMEN OPPERMAN USA

(3475-1994) GIAN MONTECALVO USA
“I’m 27 and have been fascinated with WW II since I was little. Growing up, I was always building models of planes, tanks, ships etc and reading books on the subject. I am an Electrical Engineer and a part time police officer. I also enjoy skiing, football and hot rod VWs.”

(3476-1994) GEORGE C. MORGAN USA
(3477-1994) ERICH ZIPFEL USA
(3478-1994) MICHAEL MANCINI USA
(3479-1994) DAVID L. HANNUM USA
(3480-1994) WILLIAM J. BIGGERSTAFF USA
(3481-1994) LOUIS A. BORDI USA

(3482-1994) DAVID R. MAXWELL USA
DAVE is a Senior Airman in the US AIR FORCE, currently stationed in Germany. He really likes Germany and is trying to see as much of the country as he can, but he visited U-995 and tried to visit U-2540, but she was closed for the winter.

(3483-1994) DONALD W. ASCHER USA
(3484-1994) OTTO D. HEMPHILL USA
(3485-1994) FREDERICK E. BESSLER USA
(3486-1994) SCOTT D. LAKE USA
(3487-1994) PETER J. GEDEN USA
(3488-1994) JAMES M. WHITE USA
(3489-1994) JAMES WASHBURN USA
(3490-1994) DAVID BROOKS CANADA
(3491-1994) BRUCE TIMBRELL CANADA

(3492-1994) TERRY C. TREADWELL ENGLAND
TERRY wrote the book “SUBMARINES WITH WINGS” which is about the boats that had some type of aircraft-carrying capability.

(3493-1994) CHARLES WISSIG USA
CHARLIE is a superb artist and we are proud to offer some of his fine work in our WINTER CATALOG.

(3494-1994) LAWRENCE MILLER USA
LARRY served aboard the destroyer USS HAMMANN (DD 412) during the BATTLE OF MIDWAY. He would like information about I.J.N. Captain Tanabe, Skipper of I-168. LARRY says: “He sunk us and the carrier USS YORKTOWN - and got away!”

(3495-1994) LEO KRUSACK USA
(3496-1994) WALTER J. HABERER USA
(3497-1994) JOSEPH A. VIEL USA
(3498-1994) CHARLES A. AMACHER USA
(3499-1994) JOHN GLACE USA
(3500-1994) CAPE HATTERAS NAT’L SEASHORE HISTORIAN USA

(3501-1994) KURT SCHULTZE USA
LUFTWAFFE pilot, flew BATTLE OF BRITAIN, reconnaissance for Northern Europe and Arctic Circle; is a stamp collector. His story will appear in our EAGLEHUNTERS FB Magazine this summer.

(3502-1994) COL. RAYMOND F. TOLIVER USA
US AIR FORCE combat pilot of WW II and Korea; flew TRIPLE ZILCH; is the author of “THE BLOND KNIGHT OF GERMANY” (the story of COL. ERICH HARTMANN 2805-+-1993); “FIGHTER GENERAL” (the story of GENERAL ADOLF GALLAND 2854-1993); “WINGS OF THE LUFTWAFFE” and many other books.

(3503-1994) OSIE BLANTON USA
(3504-1994) JAMES D. SECORD CANADA
(3505-1994) DENNIS McCONNELL USA
(3506-1994) ANDREW J. BABAJKO USA
(3507-1994) EUGENE HERMANSEN USA
(3508-1994) HERMANN KUMPF USA
(3509-1994) ALEXANDER SHUNCKO USA
(3510-1994) CHAD CARTER USA
(3511-1994) DANIEL M. BIALKO USA
(3512-1994) PAUL PETERS USA
(3513-1994) SAL TORREGROSSA USA
(3514-1994) ALFRED W. JESSHOPE USA
(3515-1994) JAMES BERKEL USA
(3516-1994) WAYNE D. CYR USA
(3517-1994) MICHAEL JOHNSON USA

(3518-1994) KAPITAN KURT DIGGINS GERMANY
Former Adjutant on the pocket battleship GRAF SPEE; Skipper of U-458; former Prasident of the VDU.

(3519-1994) JOHN G. NEILLANDS USA
(3520-1994) T/Sgt HEIDI SCHLUDT USA
(3521-1994) DR. BISHOP C. BEVILLE USA

(3522-1994) FRANK CARSON USA
FRANK is a 31 year old detective and his interests are in submarines from historical to modern. He builds model submarines and his FLEET consists of a Russian M-IV boat of the WW II era through a modern ALPHA Class SSN boat. He has several I.J.N. boats, some German U-Boats, and a full range of American subs. FRANK has many submarine films, fiction as well as historical.

(3523-1994) BOB BISHOP USA
He rode S-37 (SS 142) when the War started, out of Manila. He was aboard when they sank the first I.J.N. TIN CAN in the War. BOB rode that boat for 5 and a half years and became the C.O.B. (Chief of the Boat). He writes: “Keep up the good work for SHARKHUNTERS”.

(3524-1994) ROBERT J. VAN PALA USA
(3425-1994) NICHOLAS LaBELLA USA

To all these new Members - WELCOME ABOARD! And we hope you are with us for many, many years yet to come.

Meeting MORE Members

Here are additional Members who signed up some years ago and as you know, we are playing ‘catch-up’ with our MEETING Members section.

(1651-1990) JOHN WILKINS USA
(1652-1990) MIKE McFARLAND USA
(1653-1993) WILLIAM H. KOLATH USA

(1654-C-1990) JAMES J. SEALE USA
JIM is a survivor of Hurricane ANDREW, right in the thick of it. He had to spend 31 days without normal electric power. At night, 10 people would sleep in a small room.

(1655-1990) KEVIN MILLS CANADA

(1656-1990) JEFF MARTIN USA
Currently serving aboard USS GURNARD (SSN 662)

(1657-1990) PHILLIP PETERSON USA
(1658-1990) ROD TEAGUE USA
(1659-1990) RICHARD S. CAVALLORO USA

(1660-1990) GEORGE GUNTHER USA
Retired US NAVY, Chief SONAR tech; retired US NAVY Intelligence Support Center. He served aboard USS DAMATO (DDE-892), USS BLACKFIN (SS 322), USS BLUEGILL (SSK 242), USS CATFISH (SS 339), USS SEAWOLF (SSN 575)

(1661-1990) GREG THEW USA
(1662-1990) DARREN M. MUIR USA
(1663-1990) ROY N. PAWLUCKI USA
(1664-1990) DOUGLAS E. WILLIAMS USA
(1665-1990) CARLO R. FUSINI USA
(1666-1990) ROD KEEVER USA
(1667-1990) DOMINGO LAPADULA USA

(1668-1990) KLAUS D. SOMMER GERMANY
Consul General of Germany, serving in the USA

(1669-1990) ECKHARD BAUER GERMANY
President of the Kriegerkameradschaft (War Veterans organization)

(1670-1990) HEINRICH LIEBE GERMANY
Skipper of U-38. Winner of the KNIGHTS CROSS.

(1671-+-1990) FKPT REINHARD R. RICHTER GERMANY
(1672-1990) FRED SCHELL USA
(1673-A/LIFE-1990) N. J. MURRAY USA
(1674-1990) MELVIN R. MALONEY USA
(1675-1990) DAVID BARISINKOFF CANADA
(1676-1990) SHEILA BREVOGEL USA
(1677-1990) SAM BAKER USA
(1678-1990) EDWARD MOSTEK USA
(1679-1990) C. R. DAVIS USA
(1680-1990) GARY WEIR USA

(1681-1990) CAPT. JURGEN OESTEN GERMANY
Skipper of U-61, U-106 and U-861; Flotillen-Chef of the 9th U-Boot-Flotille from November 1941 until March 1942; winner of the KNIGHTS CROSS.

(1682-1990) NIELS DeBERE USA
(1683-1990) DAN L. COX USA
(1684-1990) BARRY SMITH USA
(1685-1990) M. V. BLAKESLEY USA
(1686-1990) JOHN BOYKO USA
(1687-1990) DR. ORIN POTITO USA

(1688-1990) DAVID FRANCHI USA
His father was an Engineer in the US ARMY in Europe during WW II. One brother was in the Quartermasters in the ARMY in Europe and the other was in the Pacific in PBY maintenance. DAVID is a collector/researcher of World War II German and Italian firearms, interested in all aspects of German and Italian military during World War II.

(1689-1990) DON WILSON USA
(1690-1990) ED KENNEY USA
(1691-1990) ANTHEIL BOOKSELLERS USA

(1692-1990) TUDOR F. DAVIS USA
Past National Commander of US SubVets

(1693-1990) AUGUST C. GOELLER USA

(1694-+-1990) ARTUR BERGMANN GERMANY
‘BIG ARTUR’ stood about 6 foot 8 inches; he was a motorcycle driver with the WAFFEN SS

(1695-1990) USS SILVERSIDES USA
A magnificently maintained American submarine memorial

(1696-1990) ROBERT S. FOOSE USA
(1697-1990) BOB VIELUF USA

(1698-1990) JERRY BOCIAN USA
JERRY rode USS SILVERSIDES (SS 236)

(1699-1990) GORDON J. LARSON USA

(1700-1990) SELBY R. BURCH USA
SELBY owns orange groves in Florida, and he flies his own P-51 MUSTANG


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