Right – there was no birthday column last month. The ten year old computer that carried the birthdays blew up – literally, caught fire and that was the end of that…..not even a funeral, it just died. So we are reconstructing the birthdays and if we missed yours, please forgive the oversight and let us know when yours is.

Happy Birthday to Members celebrating their birthdays in August:

2nd DARCY BIRKHOLZ (864-1988)
3RD HORST-EBERHARD von HORSTIG (3767-1994) U-Boat Engineering Officer
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. As we see, she was an actress of stunning beauty but she was much more. Her film techniques developed at the 1936 Olympics and the two major Party rallies are taught in cinematography schools around the world, and used by top filmmakers. A remarkable woman! (photo at right)

22ND MARILYN BIZAK (5637-1998)
23RD G. FRANK REYNOLDS (4935-1996)
28TH YOYA KAWAMURA (1739-LIFE-1991) Our Far Eastern Representative.
28TH TILMAN HESS (5817-LIFE-1999) Attorney, and son of our friend, H-G HESS.
29TH Admiral FELIX GROMOV (2542-1992) Retired Chief of the Soviet Navy.
29TH DONNA JACKS (5611-1998)

Members celebrating their birthdays in September include:

2nd HARRY COOPER (1-LIFE-1983) Sharkhunters founder and president (at right)
2nd TOM RIDOLFO (5849-1999)
3RD Dr. VERCIL SENSEMAN (692-1988)
4TH BRETT CARROLL (5712-1999) Submarine sailor
13TH DENNIS POSTYL (729-1988)
13TH BOB JONES (6220-2000) Polaris/Poseidon Engineer
14TH DWIGHT CALDWELL (3896-LIFE-1994)
15TH ART AYDELOTTE (787-C/LIFE-1988)
16th WALTER KERN (6345-2001) our translator
17TH BILL LEHMBECK (295-1990)
17TH Major HANNES ESKEN (1601-LIFE-1990) Luftwaffe Major
17th AL REICHERT (3744-1994)

18TH GERHARD DIETRICH (5923-LIFE-1999) Artillerman with heavy combat in the Crimea (see photo at right)
20TH MIKE HOWELL (174-LIFE-1986)
20TH JAMES KLINE (300-A/LIFE-1987)
22ND Dr. COLEMAN SESKIND (2360-1992)
25TH PETER HANSEN (251-LIFE-1987) U-Boat officer with plenty of experience in the Abwehr
26TH KARL-HEINZ HARTMANN (1211-1989) U-Bootfahrer
27th HARRY HALL (1547-1990)
27TH ROLAND BURRILL (3710-1994) He rode USS ICEFISH
28th RADM VALERI BOBROVSKIY (2540-1992) Soviet Baltic Sea Fleet – retired

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