More detail on this person: THEODORE JAMES MEHL, LTC. USA, RET of Annapolis, MD passed away January 11, 2018 after a 1-½ year battle with acute myeloblastic leukemia. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Liz, three sons, Michael, Christopher and Theodore (Diana), all of Annapolis, and his daughter, Ashley, of Atlanta, Georgia, as well as two grandchildren, Michael and Sarah Mehl, both of Annapolis Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, January 15, 1939, Ted is predeceased by his mother Beatrice Tripp Dolloff, his step father, Horace Dolloff and his father Louis S. Mehl. He graduated from Fishburne Military Academy in 1958 and joined the Army in 1959: 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, 1959-62; Officer Candidate School, Ft. Benning, Georgia; 1962; Flight School, Ft. Rucker, Alabama, 1963; Pilot, 24th Aviation Battalion, Augsburg, West Germany, 1963-65; commanded various attack helicopter units in the Republic of Vietnam, 1965-69; Graduated University of Tampa, B.S. Business Administration; 1971; Commander, Assault Support Helicopter Company, Ft Hood, Texas, 1971-74; Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, Ft. Hood, Texas, 1974-75; Command General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth Kansas, 1975-76; Department of the Army, Legislative Liaison, Washington, D.C., 1976-79; Commander, 222nd Aviation Battalion, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, 1979-81. Honors and awards include: U.S. Army Aviator of the Year, 1973; Outstanding Young Man of the Year 1974; Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Air Medal with 28 Oak Leaf Clusters with V Device, Meritorious Service Medal, Commendation Medal, Purple Heart, Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry with Silver Star, Legion of Merit. Following his retirement from the Army Ted was a staff member to the House of Representatives Government Operations Committee, a consultant to the Commissioner of Customs on air and marine drug interdiction, an associate with Parry and Romani Associates and eventually founder and principal of Mehl, Griffin, Bartek and its offshoot Spearhead Innovations. Ted enjoyed flying planes, golf and spending time with his family. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery
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