Saw your posting and thought I would ask you a question. Have you ever seen the name spelled Beitter?

This is my last name and my GG Grandfather was from Germany. I have been told that our records were lost in the war so my father does not have alot of information about the family origin. I know that my GG Grandfather jumped ship on Kaiser Wilhelm - my father has 3-4 medals which have been passed down in the family.