Mar 16, 1982 · AURORA, Colo. -- Harry J. Deutschendorf, the father of singer John Denver, died late Monday in a Denver area hospital with family members at his side, a spokeswoman said today.

In his 1994 autobiography Take Me Home, Denver described his father as a stern man who could not show his love for his children. With a military father, Denver's family moved often, and he found difficulty gaining friends and assimilating with children of his own age.

Mar 16, 1982 · AURORA, Colo. -- Henry J. Deutschendorf, a retired Air Force pilot and father of singer John Denver died of a massive heart attack, a hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday. He was 61.

John Denver’s real name was Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. His father, Henry John Deutschendorf Sr, was a retired Air Force pilot (and one of America’s foremost test pilots) who died in March 1982 at the age of 61 at Aurora Presbyterian Hospital due to a …

Nov 14, 2023 · John Denver was born into a military family in Roswell, New Mexico. His father, Captain Henry John Deutschendorf, Sr., was a test pilot stationed at the Roswell Air Force Base after the war.

Oct 12, 1997 · In his autobiography, Take Me Home, Denver described his life as the eldest son of a family shaped by a stern father who Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was born in Roswell, New Mexico, to Erma Louise Swope and Lt. Col. Henry John Deutschendorf, Sr., an Air Force officer (who set three speed records in the B-58 Hustler bomber and earned a place i...

(Major Deutschendorf was the father of Henry J. Deutschendorf, Jr., who was better known by his stage name, “John Denver.”) Untouchable, the record-setting Mach 2+ strategic bomber, was sent to The Boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona, in …

Born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. on December 31, 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico, John Denver was an Air Force brat and an overseas school alumnus. His father, Lt Col John “Dutch” Deutschendorf, was a US Air Force pilot who set three international speed …

Jan 12, 2015 · (Major Deutschendorf was the father of Henry J. Deutschendorf, Jr., who was better known by his stage name, “John Denver.”) Untouchable, the record-setting Mach 2+ strategic bomber, was sent to The Boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona, in 1969. 59-2442 was scrapped in 1977.