Happy Birthday

Members' Birthdays

by Harry Cooper


Members celebrating their birthdays in April include:

4th ERICH TOPP van ESS (5032-LI[FE-1996)
5th Wilma Reichl
6th HELMUT WITTE (4238-1995) Skipper of U-159 and RITTERKREUZTRAGER
7th Major RICHARD SMITH (1213-1989) US Army pilot (Reserve),- airline pilot
7th JAMES L. M. BARRY (2194-1992) Subvet
8th DAVID SANDERS (309-1987)
9th CHARLIE RICH (378-1987)
13th STUART REICH (263-LIFE-1987)
17th JOHN KAMMERER (653-LIFE-1988) Subvet: he Rode USS BARB (SSN 596)
18th VADM VALERI GRISHANOV (2537-1992) Former Commandant, Soviet Baltic Sea Fleet
19th EDDIE PHILLIPS (220-A/LIFE-1986)
20th Captain EDWARD L. BEACH (1163-LIFE-1989) US Navy Submarine officer and Skipper, accomplished author whose most famous book is 'RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP' and who has just released his newest book 'SALT AND STEEL', and Member of our ADVISORY BOARD
21st MIKE TORRESON (371-1987)
21st THOMAS FLURCHICK (2032-1991)
22nd Fleet Admiral VLADIMIR CHERNAVIN (2240-1992), Last CinC of the Soviet Navy; Member of our ADVISORY BOARD; winner of the 32-point Brilliant Star and Hero of the Soviet Union
23rd WILHELM HOHN (789-1988) US Army Colonel (Ret)
26th PETE PETERSEN (I 133-A- 1989) Crewmember from U-518 and current radio show host
27th HERMANN HOFFMANN (1365-1990) C.O. of U-172

Members celebrating their birthdays in the month of May include:

1st BILL OLSEN (2431-1992)
4th IAN MeDERMOTT (603-1989)
6th HANS-GEORG HESS (125-LIFE-1985) C.O. of U-995 Youngest combat submarine Skipper of World War II; KNIGHTS CROSS holder, Member of our ADVISORY BOARD
6th DWIGHT McMAHON (615-A/LIFE-1988)
7th LEN BAUER (1526-1990)
7th MARCIN JEDRZEJEWSKI (4477-1995)
9th DAVID MOBLEY (417-LIFE-1988)
13th HERBERT WERNER (18-C-1983) U-Boat Skipper-, author of 'IRON COFFINS'; Member of our ADVISORYBOARD
13th STELLA DANA (245 1/2-A/LIFE-1987)
13th JIM SISLEY (2128-1992) NSA
14th ANNA ABRAMOVA (4392-1995)
15th MEAGHAN COOPER (1/4-LIFE-1991) My daughter
15th WERNER KRUGER (325-LIFE-1987) U-BootFahrer
17th JOAN PARKE MASSEY (1748-C/LIFE-1991)
18th KAYCEE COOPER (161-LIFE-1986) My wife
18th JOHN OGILBY (612-1988) Police sergeant
20th TOM LASKOWSKI (4635-1996)
21st TED MAXWELL (3871-1994)
24th WAYNE JENEVEIN (2416-A-1992)
26th LEN ROBERTS (1031-1989)
28th A. J. TARANTINO (1496-1990) Sonarman in WW II

Members celebrating their birthdays in June include:

4th JOHN WATTS (12-1983)
12th President GEORGE BUSH (4116-1995)
14th TORLEF NIESING (5060-1996)
15th GUNTHER HOLLDORFF (207-1986)
16th FRANK RACZ (1471-1990)
17th MARK NORWINE (452-1988)
17th BOB WILEY (2393-1992) rode USS SENNET
17th RAdm VLADIMIR GRISHANOV (2533-1992) former Chief of the Leningrad Naval District
21st DETLEV ZIMMERMANN (247-LIFE-1987) crewman on U-315
21st Capt. RUSS WITTENBERG (2118-1992)
21st JOHNNY JOHNSON (4736-LIFE-1996)
22nd CARL REICHL (1197-LIFE-1989)
24th Capt. THOMAS MALONEY (1415-LIFE-1990)
25th M/Sgt DAVID HAGEN (3813-1994)
28th ARTHUR JACOBSON (2154-A/LIFE-1992)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to these Members from our International Family in 70 Countries, and we wish you MANY more!


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