Stephen Travis Deichelmann was born on 19 September 1944. He was serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force when he died on 27 September 1971. He is buried with his Father, Matthew Kemp Deichelmann, Major General, United States Air Force, and his Mother in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. He apparently was killed in a mid-air collision over Vietnam.
His brother, Samuel Mackal Deichelmann, Major, United States Air Force, was killed in Vietnam and his body was not recovered. The Major has a memorial stone in Arlington National Cemetery.
DEICHELMANN, STEPHEN T
CPT USAF
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF BIRTH: 09/19/1944
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/27/1971
- DATE OF INTERMENT: 09/30/1971
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 4466 LH
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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