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World War II. When the United States entered World War II, Glenn quit college to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Corps. [21] . He was not called to duty by the Army and enlisted as a U.S. Navy aviation cadet in March 1942.
Dec 9, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn—A Marine Corps fighter pilot, test pilot, astronaut, US senator from Ohio, and 1984 presidential candidate—died Thursday at the age of 95. Glenn, an Ohio native, flew 59 combat missions for the Navy in WWII flying the F4U Corsair and 149 combat missions during the Korean War.
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. He went to the local high school, which now bears his name, and then to...
Jan 19, 2017 · John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, circling our planet three times in the space capsule he named Friendship 7, on 20 February 1962. The early US space programme was not primarily a...
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Upon the end of WWII, Glenn joined Fighter Squadron 218 on North China patrol and had duty on Guam. From June 1948 until December 1950 Glenn was an instructor in advanced flight training at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station.
Dec 8, 2016 · During World War II, Glenn enlisted in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1942 and became a pilot for the US Marines a year later.
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After World War II, he was a member of Fighter Squadron 218 on North China patrol and was also stationed in Guam. From June 1948 to December 1950 John Glenn was an instructor in advanced flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas.
