Happy Birthday

Two things to report here. First, if we do not mention your birthday, don’t get angry with us here at HQ. We do not know your birthday unless you tell us.

Second, we’re dropping the “Happy Birthday” column for a while. One of our old computers, the one that carries the birthdays in its innards, has suffered a nervous breakdown. In fact, smoke was pouring out of the slots in the box and so there is no hope for the computer itself. We are trying to reconstruct the birthday file, but if you want to help us out, send your birthday information to us.

Regular Features – Missed this Month

This month’s KTB had a lot of extra features and so there was not room enough for these regular features – such as:

Thru PETER’s PERISCOPE – by PETER HANSEN (251-LIFE-1987); while there was a special edition of this feature, the regular column was not in this issue – but it will be in KTB #170.

The Italian Navy in World War II by VINCENT APOSTOLICO (5876-C-1999) will be in KTB #170.

A Few Words About Hydrogen Peroxide by CHARLES GUNDERSEN (205-C-1986), an excellent technical piece, will resume in KTB #170.

As sort of a “preview of coming attractions”, we have received quite a few excellent articles, some First-Person, and they will also begin running in KTB #170. Watch for them – and in the meantime, don’t let this opportunity slip by you for our “Patrols” in Germany with Berlin or Austria.

Man Who Walks Like a Bear

DAVID SAVADYGA (1020-1989) has sent some great info on museums across the country. He has traveled with us several times and will join us again for both “Patrols” this September/October.

DAVID, many thanks for your time and efforts and we’ll see you in September. Soon we will feature these museums state by state in our KTB. We know our Members love to travel and perhaps you live near one of these museums, and didn’t know it was there.

Continuous Membership

Members who pay their dues with a credit card will appreciate a new policy here at SHARKHUNTERS. When your dues come up again each year, we will automatically charge them to your credit card. Here are the benefits:

Naturally, the benefit to SHARKHUNTERS is a reduction in postal costs and those savings will insure that dues will not have to be raised again for many years to come. Our dues have not been increased in at least five years.

Benefits to the Members who use their charge accounts are many;

They will not have another piece of mail that they must open and read;
They will not have to hunt up their credit card for the numbers;
They will not have to fill out the renewal form;
They will not have to hunt for a stamp – and it saves the Member’s money on postage;

Their Membership will just continue without interruption. Five year Members will still receive any videotape they want, FREE, from our extensive and growing list of titles each and every year when they are renewed.

BACK ISSUES

Was there something you missed? Did you want to read the history of U-123 for instance, since we are publishing the interview with her Skipper, Captain REINHARD HARDEGEN (102-LIFE-1985)? Perhaps there was a technical article you wanted to read again. Don’t give up hope!

Back issues are available – let us know which one(s) you want, enclose a check or charge account number (with expiration date) in the amount of $5 for each back issue you need, and we’ll send them right out. That even INCLUDES the shipping and postage.

Your e-mail Address

We are trying to cut down on the amount of postage we use each year by using the Internet. Please make sure we have your e-mail address so we can not only save money, but e-mails are answered within the first day whereas ‘snail mail’ can take a very long time.

Please send us your e-mail address.

Phone Number

Sometimes a Member won’t write his/her telephone number on the Membership renewal form. They either leave the space blank or write ‘unlisted’ in that space. We never give out Members address or phone number to anyone for any reason, but once in a while the KTB will be returned by the post office or the items they ordered come back for one reason or another. We try to call the person to get their address straightened out – oops, no phone number so we have a tough time getting your things to you. Please jot down your phone number on your renewal form – it’s only for us at HQ.