Vietnam War
Unit | Attack Squadron 196 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Commander U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Chicago Illinois |
Date of Death | November 22 1969 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Deuter was a member of Attack Squadron 196, Carrier Air Wing 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On November 22, 1969, he was the bombardier/navigator of a Grumman Attack Aircraft Intruder (A-6A) on a visual dive bombing mission into Laos. During a dive the aircraft became uncontrollable and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.