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John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, the son of John Herschel Glenn Sr. (1895–1966), who worked for a plumbing firm, and Clara Teresa Glenn (née Sproat; 1897–1971), a teacher.
Jun 10, 2024 · John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. He attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio. He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Muskingum College in New Concord.
Apr 2, 2014 · Early Life. Famed American astronaut and politician John Glenn Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, to John and Clara Glenn. When he was two years old, his family moved to the...
Dec 9, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn was born on July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio, but he was also born to fly. He took flying lessons while at a local college and immediately after Pearl Harbor joined first...
Dec 8, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn, Jr.—an astronaut, fighter pilot, and U.S. senator who is best known for being the first American to orbit the planet—died on Thursday at age 95.
Dec 8, 2016 · John Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure for 24...