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TERRY DEITZ
Age: 46
Occupation:
AIRLINE PILOT/RETIRED NAVY FIGHTER PILOT
Hometown: SIMS BURY, CT
Status: ACTIVE |
BIOGRAPHY
courtesy of CBS.com |
Terry
Deitz was born and raised in Matawan, New Jersey, by his
mother, Peggy and father, George. He has three brothers,
Mickey, Skip and Tommie, and one sister, Pegi.
Deitz attended St. Joseph's Grammar School in Keyport,
New Jersey, where he played little league baseball,
football and basketball. He was also an avid swimmer and
a member of the dive team. He then attended St. John
Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey, where he
earned 11 Varsity letters in football (quarterback),
baseball (catcher) and wrestling. He received All County
and All Conference awards and made All-State Baseball
1st Team. In addition, he was Varsity Captain for three
sports.
From 1978 to 1982, Deitz attended the United States
Naval Academy. While there, he played four years of
Varsity Division I baseball. In 1982, he was ordered to
the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier as a Ship's Officer
in the Weapons Department, where he handled ship's
defense systems. He was also Officer of the Deck
qualified, which enabled him to run the ship for the
Captain on a four-hour watch rotation.
In 1984, Deitz was ordered to the US Navy flight school
in Pensacola, Florida, where he learned to fly a Navy
T-34 turbo prop. He earned jet grades and was sent to
Meridian, Mississippi for T-2 and T-A4 advanced jet
training. After he obtained his Navy wings, he was
ordered to NAS Miramar in San Diego, California, for
training in the F-14 Tomcat. In 1986, he began flying
the F-14. In 1987, he was a pilot with the Fighter
Squadron-51 (Miramar/Deployed on the USS Carl Vinson
CVN-70).
Deitz met his wife, Trish, six days before his last
six-month cruise. They had three dates, and then he went
away for six months. They eventually married on October
5, 1991.
From 1990-1992, Deitz conducted shore duty as an F-14
Instructor pilot. In 1992, married life with family
aspirations triggered his decision to leave the active
duty Navy.
He was honorably discharged from active Navy and entered
Navy reserve. He was then hired by American Airlines as
a commercial pilot. In 1994, he and his family moved
from San Diego to Simsbury, Connecticut to be able to
fly out of New York and Boston. While employed as a
commercial pilot, he was also hired by the Naval Reserve
Logistics Squadron-52 where he flew the DC-9 worldwide
out of the Navy air station in Willow Grove,
Pennsylvania. He was later promoted to Commander and
eventually retired in April 2001.
Beginning in 1995, Deitz continued to fly with the Navy
Reserve and was promoted to Commander. He had also moved
over to the wide body Airbus A-300 at American Airlines
to fly both London and Caribbean routes. He retired in
April of 2001.
Deitz presently resides in Simsbury, Connecticut with
Trish and their children, Kayla and Daniel. He continues
to fly with American Airlines, piloting the Airbus A300.
His birth date is October 10, 1959. |
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