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-LIFE-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 (245½-A/LIFE-1987)
13th JIM SISLEY (2128-1992)
15th MEAGHAN COOPER (¼-LIFE-1991)
15th WERNER KRÜGER (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
8th 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 GÜNTHER 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 JOHNNIE 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)

Members celebrating their birthdays in July include:

1st DAVID SHAW (1395-1990)
2nd Konter Admiral ERICH TOPP (118-LIFE-1985). Skipper of U-57, U-552 and U-2513; decorated with the Knights Cross with Oak Leaf and Crossed Swords as well as the U-Boat Combat Badge in Gold with Diamonds plus many more decorations and awards. He was the third most successful submarine Skipper of any navy in World War II.
2nd DAVID SAVADYGA (1020-LIFE-1989)
3rd SHEILA BREVOGEL (1676-LIFE-1990)
4th ALFRED RUDOLF (228-1986) U-bootfahrer
4th PAUL GATZKE (1222-1989) Kriegsmarine veteran
5th DALE SIMPSON (4036-1994) combat medic, Vietnam
8th RED NORDENGERG (523-LIFE-1988) USS SARGO
8th JOSEPH CASSANO (1218-1989)
8th LAWRENCE NOTHDURFT (5510-A/LIFE-1998)
13th Admiral VALENTIN SELIVANOV (2545-1992) Chief of Russian Naval Administration (retired)
18th Professor Dr. RENEE von WÖRDE (887-1988)
19th KURT REBS (235-1987) U-bootfahrer
20th BILL REED (13-LIFE-1983) Charter Member
21st JAMES SANTOS (4896-A/LIFE-1997) Sub Vet
23rd Professor ZEL EATON (55-LIFE-1984)
24th MIKE EPSTEIN (5-LIFE-1983) Charter Member
27th ROLAND IHLE (5511-C/LIFE-1998)

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