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- He flew 59 combat missions during World War II. After the war, he was a member of Marine Fighter Squadron 218 on the North China patrol and served on Guam. From June 1948 to December 1950 he served as an instructor in advanced flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas.
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John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. [3]
John H. Glenn, Jr. by Tara Gray. John Herschel Glenn, Jr., Colonel USMC (Ret.), was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. He grew up in New Concord, Ohio, where he attended school and graduated from New Concord High School.
Dec 8, 2016 · Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died Thursday at the age of 95 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from...
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. At age two, young John moved with his parents to New Concord, where his father opened a plumbing business. After relocating to New Concord, the Glenns built a home that doubled as a rooming house for students from nearby Muskingum College.
Dec 9, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn Jr. flew into the history books on Feb. 20, 1962, when he became the first American to go into orbit. But his trajectory to greatness was set years earlier, as a Marine...
Jun 10, 2024 · Astronaut John Glenn relaxes aboard the USS Noa after being recovered from the Atlantic near Grand Turk Island after his historic Mercury flight. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth on February, 20, 1962 in his “Friendship 7” capsule. The Noa picked him up 21 minutes after impact.
JOHN HERSCHEL GLENN, JR. (COLONEL, USMC, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Died on December 8, 2016. He is survived by his wife, two children and two grandchildren. EDUCATION: Glenn attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio.
