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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 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.
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.
Dec 8, 2023 · John Herschel Glenn, Jr., NASA Project Mercury Astronaut. (Ralph Morse/LIFE Magazine) John Glenn, one of the original seven astronauts selected by NASA for Project Mercury, was a personal hero of mine.
John H. Glenn Jr. The first American to orbit the Earth, 37 years later, he became the oldest person to enter outer space. John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, but considers New Concord, Ohio his permanent home.
Dec 8, 2016 · John Glenn, the astronaut, never lost his popularity. He remained the man who had put credibility back into America's space programme and helped pave the way for the 1969 Moon landings.
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 ...
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