Members celebrating their birthdays in March include:

1st PHIL BROWN (2229-2000) Survivor of the “Gilligan’s Island” Budget Tour of Germany
2nd MIKE AMMANN (424-1988) USN Retired
3rd BETH SCHIMOLER (129-A-1985)
3rd DAVID M. BICKFORD (5495-1998)
3rd JACK MYERS (5581-1998)
4th DENNIS DODD (3838-1994)
8th HANS SPYKER (759-1988) U-Bootfahrer
9th MIKE LUEKEN (58-1984)
9th STEVE TOMAN (70-1984)
9th FRANK DIETZ (1583-1990)
13th HEINZ HOCH (222-1986) U-Bootfahrer
13th Rear Admiral EVGENI ALEKSEEV (2549-1992) Main Staff, Russian Navy - Moscow
15th JOSEPH BERKEY (5123-1997) USS WASP (CV-7)
15th HERBERT MATSEN (5683-1998)
17th ANDREW BABAJKO (3506-1994) US Navy sub vet, USS DOGFISH, USS SPIKEFISH & USS THREADFIN
18th Korvettenkapitän REINHARD HARDEGEN (102-LIFE-1985), Skipper of U-147 and U-123. He sank the first ship in American waters during Operation ‘DRUMBEAT’ and so is known as ‘the Drumbeater’. Decorated with the Knights Cross with Oak Leaf and the U-Boat Combat Badge in Gold with Diamonds, he is the only original ‘DRUMBEAT’ Skipper still living. Photo at right
18th Sgt. Major KEN ROUSE (1252-1989) US Army (Ret.)
18th Admiral VITALI P. IVANOV, Commandant, Russian Naval Academy (retired)
19th LARRY HAGENAH (1232-C/LIFE-1989)
19th JOE CHRIST (5515-1998)
21st GEORGE E. BROWN (3078-1993)
22nd PETER SAMOLINSKI (985-1989)
25th LEONARD PORTZLINE (1094-1989)
25th ARTHUR A. HUNTLEY (2283-1992) If anyone shows our motto of “Yesterday’s Enemies are Today’s Friends” it is ART. He was a veteran of the destroyer escort USS F. C. DAVIS that was sunk by U-546 under command of PAUL JUST (206-+-1986). U-546 was quickly sunk by other American DE’s, and the war went on. Years later, ART and JUST became friends and for many years, JUST had a trailer home on ART’s property and spent winters with the former enemy, good friends for years.
26th ARTHUR W. READ (2092-1991)
26th Cdr. NORMAN BENEDICT (3797-LIFE-1994)
30th ‘BUD’ DANA (245-A/LIFE-1987) our videographer and world expert on bunkers & tunnels built by the Germans
31st WOLDEMAR TRIEBEL (197-1986) I.W.O. on U-968

Members celebrating their birthdays in April include:

6th Captain HELMUT WITTE (4238-1995) Knight Cross holder and Skipper of U-159
7th Major RICHARD SMITH (1213-1989) USA (Ret)
7th JAMES L. M. BERRY (2194-1992) American SubVet
8th DAVID SANDERS (309-1987)
9th CHARLIE RICH (378-1987)
15th WALTER GIBB (395-1985)
17th JOHN KAMMERER (653-LIFE-1987) USN SubVet
18th Vice Admiral VALERI GRISHANOV (2537-1992) Former Commander, Russian Baltic Sea Fleet
19th EDDIE PHILLIPS (220-A/LIFE-1987)
21st MIKE TORRESON (371-1987)
21st THOMAS FLURCHICK (2032-1991)
22nd Fleet Admiral VLADIMIR CHERNAVIN (2240-1992) Last CinC of the Soviet Navy; holder of the 32 Point Brilliant Star; Hero of the Soviet Union.
23rd Colonel WILHELM HÖHN (789-1988) USA (Ret)
26th PETE PETERSEN (1133-A-1989); he rode U-518
26th GASPAR BONGIOVANI (1886-1991)
27th Captain HERMANN HOFFMANN (1365-1990) Skipper of U-172

Members celebrating their birthdays in May include:

1st BILL OLSEN (2431-LIFE-1990)
6th Dr. (Law) HANS-GEORG HESS (126-LIFE-1985) Skipper of U-995, decorated with the Knights Cross, Youngest Combat Submarine Skipper of World War II in any navy.
6th DWIGHT McMAHON (615-A/LIFE-1988)
7th LEN BAUER (1526-1990)
9th DAVID MOBLEY (417-LIFE-1988)
13th STELLA DANA (245½-A/LIFE-1987)
13th HERBERT WERNER (18-1983) Skipper of several U-Boats; wrote “Iron Coffins”
13th JIM SISLEY (2128-1992)
15th MEAGHAN COOPER (¼-LIFE-1991)
15th WERNER KRÜGER (325-LIFE-1987) U-Boat crew man, served aboard U-960
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 (3677-1994)
24th WAYNE JENEVEIN (2416-A/LIFE-1992)
24th IGOR KOZYR (6015-2000) With the St. Petersburg Submarine Club, Russia
25th BRIAN BITZER (2315-1992)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY from our international family in 70 countries, and we wish you many, MANY MORE!