Members celebrating their birthdays in May include:
1st BILL OLSEN (2431-LIFE-1992)
4th IAN McDERMOTT (b03-1989)
6th HANS-GEORG HESS (125-LIFE-1985). Skipper of U-995, winner of the KNIGHTS CROSS and at just barely 21 years of age, the youngest combat submarine commander of World War II; possibly of all times. Today, a Doctor of Law.
6th DWIGHT McMAHON (615-A/LIFE-1988)
7th LEN BAUER (1526-1990)
7th MARCIN JEDRZJEWSKI (4477-1995)
9th DAVID MOBLEY (417-LIFE-1988)
13th HERBERT WERNER (18-C-1983). Charter Member of SHARKHUNTERS, Commander of several U-boats, author of IRON COFFINS, a superb book about U-boat warfare through WW II.
13th STELLA DANA (245 1/2-A/LIFE-1987)
13th JIM SISLEY (2128-1992) retired Spook
15th MEAGHAN COOPER (1/4-LIFE-1991) my daughter.
15th WERNER KRUGER (325-LIFE-1987) U-bootfahrer.
17th J. P. MASSEY (1748-C/LIFE-1991)
18th KAY COOPER (161-LIFE-1986) My wife
18th JOHN OGILBY (612-1988) Police sergeant.
20th THOMAS LASKOWSKI (4635-1996)
21st TED MAXWELL (3871-I994)
22nd LOU BOLLA (3b77-1994)
24th WAYNE JENEVEIN (2416-A/LIFE-1992)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Members celebrating their birthdays in June include:

1st DON WISE (4821-1996) Artist - you will soon be able to purchase a great print from SHARKHUNTERS, done by DON. It is entitled "Yesterday's Enemies are Today's Friends" and is signed by well-known veterans of both sides of World War II.
5th ALBERT KNOBLICH (2563-1992)
8th SIEGFRIED KOITSCHKA (225-LIFE-1986). I.W.O. on U-552 under Topp; Skipper of U-616; winner of the Knights Cross; retired veterinarian.
11th VOLKMAR KONIG (5428-1997) Fahnrich on U-99
12th GEORGE BUSH (4116-1995) US Navy combat pilot, former President of the United States.
14th TORLIEF NIESING (50b0-1996)
15th GUNTHER HOLLDORFF (207-1986) Engineering Officer trainee on U-416.
16th FRANK RACZ (1471-1990)
17th MARK NORWINE (452-1988)
17th ROBERT WILEY (2393-1992) rode USS SENNET
17th Rear Adm. VLADIMIR GRISHANOV (2533-1992), former Commandant of the Leningradski Naval District
21st DETLEV ZIMMERMANN (247-LIFE-1987) Veteran of U-315; Opa to my kids.
21st Captain RUSS WITTENBERG (2118-1992) USAF veteran and former 777 airline pilot
21st JOHNNIE JOHNSON (4736-LIFE-1996) Merchant Marine veteran
22nd CARL REICHL (1197-LIFE-1989)
24th Captain THOMAS MALONEY (1415-LIFE-1990)
25th M/Sgt DAVID HAGEN (3813-1994)
28th ARTHUR JACOBSON (2154-A/LIFE-1992)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Members celebrating their birthdays in the month of July include

1st DAVID SHAW (1395-1990)
2nd RADM ERICH TOPP (118-LIFE-1985). Skipper of U-57, U-552 and U-2513. One of only five recipients from the U-Bootwaffe of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaf and Crossed Swords.
2nd DAVID SAVADYGA (1020-LIFE-1989)
3rd SHEILA BREVOGEL (1676-LIFE-1990)
4th ALFRED RUDOLF (228-1986) U-bootfahrer
4th PAUL GATZKE (1222-1989)
5th DALE SIMPSON (4036-1994)
8th RED NORDENBERG (523-LIFE-1988) USS SARGO
8th JOSEPH CASSANO (1218-1989)
8th LAWRENCE NOTHDURFT (5510-A/LIFE-1998)
13th Admiral VALENTIN SELIVANOV (2545-1992) the former C. O. of the Russian Naval Administration
18th Professor RENEE von WORDE (887-1988)
19th KURT REBS (235-1987) U-bootfahrer
20th BILL REED (13-LIFE-1983) US Navy destroyer vet. and Charter Member of SHARKHUNTERS
21st JAMES SANTOS (4896-A/LIFE-1998) SubVet
23rd ZEL EATON (55-LIFE-1984)
24th MIKE EPSTEIN (5-LIFE-1983) veteran of the 82nd Airborne, head of the International Association of Airborne Veterans. Charter Member.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY from our International Family of more than 6,300 Members in 70 countries - we wish you MANY MORE!