Happy Birthday

Sharkhunter Members

by Harry Cooper


Members celebrating their birthdays in May include:

1st BILL OLSEN (2431-LIFE-1992) Solid Member!
6th HANS-GEORG HESS (125-LIFE-1985), C.O. of U-995, decorated with the Knights Cross, youngest combat sub Skipper of any navy.
7th LEN BAUER (1526-1990)
9th DAVID MOBLEY (417-LIFE-1988) known as Deputy Dave and Garbageman Dave, his is a new member of the Advisory Board.
13th HERBERT WERNER (18-C-1983) U-Boat Skipper, author of “IRON COFFINS”, a great book! Also a Charter Member and former member of our Advisory Board.
13th STELLA DANA (245 ½-A/LIFE-1987)
13th JIM SISLEY (2128-1992) retired spook
15th MEAGHAN COOPER (¼-LIFE-1991) my daughter and secretary at Sharkhunters. Relax, it’s only a training job – she is just 12 years old.
15th WERNER KRÜGER (325-LIFE-1987) U-Bootfahrer who rode U-960 on her final patrol.
17th JOAN-PARKE MASSEY (1748-C/LIFE-1991)
18th KAYCEE COOPER (161-LIFE-1986) my wife.
18th JOHN OGILBY (612-1988) “on the job”
20th JOHN LASKOWSKI (4635-1996)
21st TED MAXWELL (3871-1994)
22nd LOU BOLLA (3677-C-1994)
24th WAYNE JENEVEIN (2416-A/LIFE-1992)
29th RON LADD (3844-LIFE-1994)

Members celebrating their birthdays in June include:

George Bush [left photo, center] and Gunther Holldorff

1st DON WISE (4821-1996)
5th ALBERT K. KNOBLICH (2563-1992)
12th Former President GEORGE BUSH (4116-1995)
14th TORLIEF NIESING (5060-1996)
15th GÜNTHER HOLLDORFF (207-1986) on U-416
16th FRANK RACZ (1471-1990)
17th MARK NORWINE (452-1988)
17th BOB WILEY (2393-C-1992) He rode USS SENNET
17th Rear Admiral VLADIMIR GRISHANOV (2533-1992), former Commander, Soviet Leningrad Naval District; and later in charge of Russian Navy ship building; now retired.
19th PAUL TOSCANO (3948-1994)
21st DETLEV ZIMMERMANN (247-LIFE-1987) he rode U-315, and is “Opa” to Harry’s kids.
21st JOHNNIE JOHNSON (4736-LIFE-1996)
22nd CARL REICHL (1197-LIFE-1989)
24th Captain THOMAS MALONEY (1415-LIFE-1990)
25th M/SGT LARRY 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). C.O. of U-57, U-552 & U-2513.Holder of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaf & Crossed Swords.
2nd DAVID SAVADYGA (1020-LIFE-1989). Member of our Sharkhunters Advisory Board.
3rd SHEILA BREVOGEL (1676-LIFE-1990)
4th ALFRED RUDOLF (228-1986) U-Bootfahrer
4th PAUL GATZKE (1222-1989) U-Bootfahrer
5th DALE SIMPSON (4036-1994)
8th JOSEPH CASSANO (1218-1989)
8th LAWRENCE NOTHDURFT (5510-A/LIFE-1998)
13th Admiral VALENTIN SELIVANOV (2545-1992) Chief of Russian Navy Administration (Ret.)
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-1998) US SubVet
23rd Professor ZEL EATON (55-LIFE-1984) Retired Spook
24th MIKE EPSTEIN (5-LIFE-1983) Veteran of the 82nd Airborne and the 2nd Regiment, French Foreign Legion. Charter Member!

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


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