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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.
Dec 8, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn Jr was born in Cambridge, Ohio, in July 1921, the only son of a master plumber and a schoolteacher.
Sep 29, 2024 · John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio) was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961.) Glenn joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942.
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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.
Feb 9, 2023 · John H. Glenn Jr. was a U.S. Senator and NASA Astronaut. He was the first American to orbit the Earth and the third American in space. He was a combat aviator in the Marine Corps and one of the Mercury Seven, who were the elite U.S. military test pilots selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to operate the ...
May 18, 2018 · GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. (b. 18 July 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio), astronaut who piloted the first manned U.S. orbital mission, politician, successful businessman, and oldest human sent into space. Glenn was born to John Herschel Glenn, Sr., an owner of a successful plumbing supply business, and Clara Sproat, an educator.
Dec 9, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn was born on July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio, but he was also born to fly.
