Members celebrating their birthdays in October include:

2nd Monika Hansen
4thFREDERICK CHANG (772-1988) Historian, modeler
6th MARK PEARSON (1881-LIFE-1991)
8thProf. TOM MACKIN (146-A-1985) His band played the 'Kretschmer March' for the first time since WWII
10th DAN WOLFE (91-1985)
11th MARK 'SWEDE' ERICKSON (5233-LIFE-1997)
12th MATT NICOLAI (5208-1997)
16th GEORG HOGEL (240-LIFE-1987) Radioman on U-30 and later on U-110
16th OTTO von BULOW (305-LIFE-1987) C.O. of U-404, earned the KNIGHTS CROSS with OAK LEAF
21st EDWARD HSIAO (5779-1999)
23rd EDWARD RUMPF (179-1986) Historian on the history of the U-Boats of the Arctic.
23rd JOSEPH DEVLIN (724-1988)
25th JONATHAN FINDLEY (1743-CALIFE-1991) USCG
27th Dr. JAMES J. CARROLL (2391-LIFE-1992)
30th DAVE BLUETT (81-C-1984)
31st Dr. THAD LAYTON (450-1988)

Members celebrating their birthdays in November include:

2nd NIEL SELMER (858-LUT-1988)
5th GERRY RICHTER (214-LLFE-1986) Was radioman on U-81 when they sank the aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL; later Skipper of his own BIEBER
6th GARY KRAISINGER (1467-1990)
7th VADM KOMOROV (1959-1991) Former Deputy CinC of the Soviet Navy
9th SEAN PATRICK COOPER (1/2-LIFE-1987) my son
12th WILLIAM NAPIER (2290-C/LIFE,1992)
15th RADM SMIRNOV (2088-1991) Soviet Navy, Retired
18th GERD THATER (194-LIFE-1986) Skipper of U-466 & U-3506, one of the Type AM boats in the 'Lost Bunker'
18th ANATOLIY SMAL (2073-1991) Retired Chief of Security, Soviet Navy
21st JIM VIZIGIAN (29-1984) USN Signalman who watched the surrender of the U-boats in the USA, sneaked aboard U-234 and recovered the cargo manifest
21st KARL STEPHAN (1795-1991)
24th BILL BRANDT (919-1989)
26th ADM VLADIMIR EGOROV (2535-1992) Former CinC of the Soviet Baltic Sea Fleet
26th ED HENDERSON (4920-1996)
28th JAMES KENNEDY (1906-1991) USN sub veteran; he rode USS BLOWER
29th TONY GALAZ (959-LIFE-1989) Korean War era vet
30th REINHOLD KISSNER (4751-1996)

Members celebrating their birthdays in December include:

4th GEORGE PAPPAS (4761-LIFE-1996)
4th FRANK MONROE (4775-1996)
4th JOHN LONGO (5150-1997) vet of USS SABLEFISM
8th Capt. JOSE CARDENA de MELO (4495-1995)
9th WILLIAM HARM (836-1988)
11th JOHN DOERING (2341-1992)
16th ED HARGROVE (2074-1991) Linebacker with the Superbowl Champion Pittsburgh STEELERS
17th GEORGES-EMU, CHASSAING (5088-1996)
17th Major PHIL KUONI (5184-1997) US Army retired
18th JAMES TRAINOR (1705-1990)
24th Capt. PAUL JUST (206-1986) Skipper of U-546
24th FRANK WEINGART (842-1988)
26th MAX HITE (5185-1997)
28th PAUL WAGNER (2037-LIFE-1991)
29th Capt SPENCER SLATE (1567-1990) our fiiend who owns and operates the biggest and best dive operating in the Florida Keys - ATLANTIS Dive Center.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY from our International Family of 70 countries - and we wish you many, MANY MORE!