Yes, it’s that time again –time when I remind Members of our upcoming “Patrols” in Europe now, I think we must look hard, very hard, at these “Patrols”. It is highly unlikely that any of these veterans, well into their 80’s, will ever board a plane again for the United States, so there probably will not be any more “Patrols” in this country. Not wanting to look to the negative, but we must remember that we have lost five great veterans over the past five months. The time to go on a Sharkhunters “Patrol” is now – or perhaps, miss the chance of a lifetime.

Past Advisors

JOHN KAMMERER (653-LIFE-1988)..............................1989
CAPTAIN ROBERT THEW (333-+-1987)........................1990
JOHN RYAN (401-LIFE-1987)...........................................1990
OBLT. HANS-GEORG HESS (125-LIFE-1987)..............1991
PROF. ZEL EATON (55-LIFE-1984)................................1992
EDDIE RUMPF (179-C-1986).............................................1993
BUD DANA (245-A/LIFE-1987)..........................................1994
JUDE STACKPOLE PhD (1334-+-1990)...........................1997
DR. WARREN BROWN (265-A-1987)...............................1995
ART AYDELOTTE (787-1988)...........................................1997
BILL CUSTER (1764-A/LIFE-1991)..................................1997
Capt. EDWARD L. BEACH (1163-LIFE-1989)................1998
Fleet Admiral VLADIMIR CHERNAVIN (2240-1992)....1998
Flot. Admiral OTTO KRETSCHMER (122-1985)........... 2001
JAMES KLINE (300-A/LIFE-1987)..…………………….1999
GERHARD RICHTER (214-LIFE-1986)………………...1999
CHRIS WILLS (1935-LIFE-1991).....................................2000
RADM EUGENE FLUCKEY (2169-1992)........................2000 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL of HONOR & FOUR NAVY CROSSES
MARC COHEN (166-A/LIFE-1986)..................................2001
FKPT GERHARD THÄTER (194-LIFE-1986) ................2002
PROFESSOR TOM MACKIN (146-A-1985)....................2002

BBC Praise

The BBC considers SHARKHUNTERS to be:

“The most respected and the most authoritative source in the world for German U-Boat history.”
--per BBC reporter Graham Pound; November 1996