Members celebrating their birthdays in April include:

5th Wilma Reichl
6th HELMUT WITTE (4238-LIFE-1995) Knights Cross holder, Skipper of U-159
7th Major RICHARD SMITH (1213-1989) US Army (Res)
7th JAMES L. M. BERRY (2194-1992) Submariner, USN
8th DAVID SANDERS (309-1987)
9th CHARLIE RICH (378-1987)
17th JOHN KAMMERER (654-LIFE-1988)
18th Vice Admiral VALERI GRISHANOV (2537-1992) former Commander, Russian Baltic Sea Fleet
19th EDDIE PHILLIPS (220-A/LIFE-1986)
20th Capt. EDWARD L. BEACH (1163-LIFE-1989) winner of the Navy Cross, submarine officer and Skipper, commanded USS TRITON on the first ever circumnavigation of the globe - totally submerged-, accomplished author of many books including 'Run Silent, Run Deep'
21st MIKE TORRESON (371-1987)
21st THOMAS FLURCHICK (2032-1991)
22nd Fleet Admiral VLADIMIR CHERNAVIN (2240-1992) last CinC of the Soviet Navy, awarded Hero of the Soviet Union and also the 32 Point Brilliant Star.
23rd WILHELM H6HN (789-1988) Colonel US Army (Ret)
26th PETE PETERSON (1133-A-1989) U-518 crewman
26th GASPAR BONGIOVANI (1886-1991)
27th HERMANN HOFFMANN (1365-1990) was I.W.O. on U-172 for several patrols, then Skipper of that boat. He took the famous photo of Table Mountain from U-172 while submerged in Capetown Harbor

Members celebrating their birthdays in May include:

1st BILL OLSEN (2431-LIFE-1992)
4th IAN McDERMOTT (603-1989)
6th HANS-GEORG HESS (125-LIFE-1985) Skipper of U-995, Knights Cross holder, Youngest combat submarine Skipper of WW II, possibly of all time (photo, left)
6th DWIGHT McMAHON (615-A/LIFE-1988)
7th LEN BAUER (1526-1990)
7th MARCIN JEDRZEJEWSKI (4477-1995)
9th DAVID MOBLEY (417-LIFF,1988) Deputy Dave, Garbageman Dave, Captain Dave
13th HERBERT WERNER (18-1983) U-boat Skipper and author of 'IRON COFFINS' (photo, right)
13th STELLA DANA (245 1/2-A/LIFE-1987)
13th JIM SISLEY (2128-1992)
15th MEAGHAN COOPER (1/4-LIFE-1991)
15th WERNER KRUGER (325-LIFE-1987) U bootfahrer
17th JOAN PARKE MASSEY (1748-C/LIFE-1991)
18th KAYCEE COOPER (161-LIFE-1986)
18th JOHN OGILBY (612-1988)
20th THOMAS LASKOWSKI (4635-1996)
21st TED MAXWELL (3871-1994)
22nd LOU BOLLA (3677-C-1994)
24th WAYNE JENEVEIN (2416-A/LIFE-1992)

Members celebrating their birthdays in June include:

6th ALBERT KNOBLICH (2563-1992)
6th DON WISE (4821-1996) Artist
9th SIEGFRIED KOITSCHKA (225-LIFE-1986), Skipper of U-616, awarded the Knights Cross. (photo, left)
12th GEORGE BUSH (4116-1995) USN aviator, President (photo, right)
14th TORLIEF NISEING (5060-1996)
15th GUNTHER HOLLDORFF (207-1986) rode U-416
16th FRANK RACZ (1471-1990)
17th MARK NORWINE (452-1988)
17th BOB WILEY (2393-C-1992) rode USS SENNETT
17th RADM VLADIMIR GRISHANOV (2533-1992)
19th PAUL TASCANO (3948-1994)
21st DETLEV ZIMMERMANN (247-LIFE-1987) U-315
21st Captain RUSS WITTENBERG (2118-1992)
21st JOHNNIEE JOHNSON (4736-LIFE-1996)
22nd CARL REICHL (1197-LIFE-1989)
24th Captain THOMAS MALONEY (1415-LIFE-1990)
25th M/SGT LARRY HAGAN (3813-1994)
28th ARTHUR JACOBSON (2154-A/LIFE-1992)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY from our International Family of more than 6,500 Members in 70 countries, and we wish you many more.