Max Stiefel was a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Air Force and was a navigator in a B-24 in England during World War II. He was shot down over Germany, parachuted to safety only to be caught and placed in a prison of war camp for two years. He survived the war and went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel.
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Name: Max A. Stiefel
SSN: 461-10-0718
Last Residence: 92653 Laguna Hills, Orange, California, United States of America
Born: 5 Jun 1916
Died: 13 Jun 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951 )
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STIEFEL MAX ALLEN 06/05/1916 06/13/2001 US AIR FORCE
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, CA Extracted from the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration database dated 15 June 2006 by Joy Fisher. This file is part of the California Tombstone Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/california/californ.html
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STIEFEL, MAX ALLEN
LTCOL US AIR FORCE
PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II,
KOREA,
VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 06/05/1916
DATE OF DEATH: 06/13/2001
BURIED AT: SECTION 55 SITE 4645
RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY 22495 VAN BUREN BOULEVARD RIVERSIDE, CA 92518 (951) 653-8417
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STIEFEL, Max Allen, of Laguna Woods, CA, passed way June 13, 2001. A native of San Antonio, he was assigned as a B-24 Navigator, with the 66 BS 44 BG H. Shot down over Austria, he went through the Oberusel Interrogation Center, Dulag Luft, and eventually arrived at Luft 3, then Stalag 7A. He was an AXPOW life member since 1979
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Name: Max A Stiefel
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 01 Oct 1943
Event Place: Germany
Residence State: Texas
Race: White
Race (Original): 1
Military Service: Ac: Air Corps
Military Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Military Service Branch: Army
Parent Military Unit: Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Subordinate Military Unit: Bombardment, Heavy
Military Rank: Second Lieutenant or Ensign
Destination Place: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Service Number: O&801102
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941-11/19/1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263907
Citing this Record
United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-QQ1Z : 18 February 2016), Max A Stiefel, 01 Oct 1943; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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30 Oct 1959 - SA Express Obituary:
CHRISTINE CLAIRE LYTLE - 17, of Los Altos, Calif; services pending;
interment, Los Altos, Calif.
Miss Lytle was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott Lytle Jr.,
formerly of San Antonio and now visiting here.
She was born in San Antonio but moved to California some years ago,
graduating this past spring from High School in Los Altos.
Miss Lytle is survived by her parents; grandmother, Mrs. Christine T.
Woddall; uncles, Guy Turpin and James A. Gallagher, and paternal
grandmother, Mrst. Elizabeth M. Gallager.
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"San Antonio Express - 10 Nov 1959
Funeral Services for Miss Christina (Tina) Claire Lytle, of Los Altos, Calif., dughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott Lytle Jr., formerly of San Antonio, will be held in Los Altos.
Miss Lytle, 17, died last Wednesday in Germany while visiting her uncle and aunt, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Max A. Stiefel, formerly of San Antonio. Miss Lytle developed a severe allergic reaction and passed away."
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REPORT OF DEATH OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN:
Name in Full: Christina Clair Lytle Occupation: Student
Native: Born Feb 3, 1942 at San Antonio, Texas. Last Known Address in the
United States: 23 Pine Lane, Los Altos, California
Date of Death: October 28, 01:40 AM, 1959 Age: 17 yrs 8 mos 25 days
Place of Death: 7100th Air Force Hospital, Wiesbaden, Germany (APO 633)
Cause of Death: Acute Laryngeal Edema, as Certified by Capt Morton R. Maaer,
MC, USAF Hospital, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Disposition of the Remains: Body sent to United States for burial in Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California.
Diposition of the Effects: Effects in custody of Lt. Col. Max A. Stiefel, Uncle
Person or official responsible for custody of effects and accounting therefor:
Lt. Col. Stiefel
Copy of this report sent to:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lytle, 23 Pine Lane, Los Altos, California Parents Nov 20, 1059
This information data concerning an inventory of the effects, accounts, etc, have been placed under File 234 in the correspondence of this office.
Remarks: Passport No 1519028, issued May 14, 1959 by Passport Agency, San Francisco, California, cancelled and returned to Dept. of State.
Signed: Richard Forschmer - Vice Counsul of the United States of America.
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laryngeal edema
a part of acute inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa due to infection, allergy or inhalation of irritant materials. It causes obstruction to air flow, stertor, dyspnea and potentially asphyxia.