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 DAVID 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). (photo) 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)

Members celebrating their birthdays in August include:

2nd DARCY BIRKHOLZ (864-1988)
3RD HORST EBERHARD von HORSTIG (3767-1994)
5TH TOM FYDRYK (5289-LIFE-1997)
11TH BILL DUNN (1019-1989)
15TH NORM ROWE (2821-1993)
17TH CHRIS WILLS (1935-A/LIFE-1991) USCG
22ND LENI RIEFENSTAHL (3157-1993) This gracious lady will turn 101 in August! God bless. (photo)
22ND MARILYN BIZAK (5637-1998)
23RD G. FRANK REYNOLDS (4935-1996)
27TH RICHARD RUTT (6368-2001)
28TH YOYA KAWAMURA (1739-LIFE-1991) Our Far Eastern representative.
28TH TILMAN HESS (5817-LIFE-1999) Attorney, and son of our friend HANS-GEORG HESS.
29TH Admiral FELIX GROMOV (2542-1992) Chief of the Russian Navy (retired)
31st WILLIAM CARR (3721-1994)

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