Members celebrating their birthday in July include:

2nd RADM ERICH TOPP (118-LIFE-1985) C. O. of U-57, U-552 and U-2513, one of only five U-Bootfahrer to win the KNIGHTS CROSS with OAK LEAF CLUSTER and CROSSED SWORDS.
2nd DAVID SAVADEGA (1020-1989) 'Bear Who Walks'
3rd SHEILA BREVOGEL (1676-1990) Researcher
4th PAUL GATZKE (1222-1989) U-Bootfahrer
8th 'RED' NORDENBERG (523-LIFE-1988) US Navy combat submarine veteran
8th JOE CASSANO (1218-1989)
10th NIEL CHRISTENSEN (755-1988) US Navy veteran, SEAL sniper
13th ADMIRAL VALENTIN SELIVANOV (2545-1992) Commander in Chief of the Main Staff, Russian Navy
15th DR. MRS. KRETSCHMER, a fine lady, and wife of F.ADM OTTO KRETSCHMER
16th WILHELM GRAP (213-1986) U-Bootfahrer, veteran of U-506 during the 'LACONIA INCIDENT'
18th RENE von WöRDE (887-1988)
19th KPLT HORST DEGEN (116-1985) Skipper of U-701
19th KURT REBS (235-1987) U-Bootfahrer, veteran of U-20 in the Black Sea Fleet and U-456 when they hit HMS EDINBUROUGH with a torpedo and slowed the ship enough for three German destroyers to catch and sink the cruiser in the North Sea - filled with tons of gold from the Russian treasury! The treasure has since been recovered.
20th BILL REED (13-1983) US Navy destroyer veteran, CHARTER MEMBER of SHARKHUNTERS
23rd PROF. ZEL EATON (55-LIFE-1984) veteran Member of our SHARKHUNTERS ADVISORY BOARD.
24th MIKE EPSTEIN (5-LIFE-1983) Exec. Director of the International Association of Airborne Veterans and CHARTER MEMBER of SHARKHUNTERS.
28th JEAN HAVILAND (107-1985)
29th JOE CORLISS (991-LIFE-1993)

Members celebrating their birthday in August include:

2nd DARCY BIRKHOLZ (864-1988)
4th GüNTER DIETRICH (339-LIFE-1987) crewman on a minesweeper who helped save the life of GENERAL SS LEON deGRELLE (1835-+-1991)
6th ROD WHEDON (2308-1992)
11th WILLIAM DUNN (1019-1989)
14th JOSEPH DURANA (990-1989) US Navy submarine combat veteran on USS SILVERSIDES (SS 236)
15th NORM ROWE (2821-1993)
17th HARRY SCHONAU (170-1986) German veteran of the one-man torpedoes.
17th CPO CHRIS WILLS (1935-A-1991) Member of our SHARKHUNTERS ADVISORY BOARD
28th C. T. REAGAN (727-1988)
28th YOYA KAWAMURA (1739-LIFE-1991) head of a historical archive in Japan
29th ADMIRAL FELIX GROMOV(2542-1992) Commander in Chief of the Navy Administration, Russian Navy
30th FRITZ DIETRICH (2564-1992)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY from our international family of more than 4,500 SHARKHUNTERS Members in 49 countries - - to all our Members celebrating their birthdays in July - - and we wish you MANY, MANY MORE!