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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.
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Oct 9, 2020 · Sen. Glenn had two children with his wife and former childhood friend, Annie Margaret Glenn. Their firstborn was John David, who goes by David. The couple welcomed him into the family on Dec.13, 1945. Two years later, Carolyn Ann — or Lyn, as she’s better known — was born on March 19, 1947.
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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 18 Jul 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio, United States. He was the son of John Herschel Glenn and Clara Sproat. John met his wife Anna Margaret Castor while they still infants and their parents became good friends. She was always known as Annie, the daughter of town dentist.
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Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator.
Birth date: July 18, 1921
Death date: December 8, 2016
Birth place: Cambridge, Ohio
Birth name: John Herschel Glenn Jr.
Father: John Glenn Sr., a plumber
Mother: Clara (Sproat) Glenn, a teacher
Flew a total of 149 missions during World War II and the Korean War and received multiple medals and decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions.
He was the last surviving astronaut of the original seven from Project Mercury.
March 1942 - Enlists in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and upon completing flight training in 1943, becomes a pilot for the US Marines.
1944 - Flies 59 combat missions during his World War II service.
1953 - Flies a total of 90 combat missions in Korea: 63 missions with Marine Fighter Squadron 311 and 27 missions with the Fifth US Air Force.
1954-1956 - After the Korean conflict, Glenn attends test pilot school at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland.
1957 - Sets the speed record flying from Los Angeles to New York in three hours and 23 minutes.
April 1959 - NASA selects Glenn as one of seven astronauts for Project Mercury.
Dec 9, 2016 · From left are his wife, Annie, their daughter Lyn and their son David. John and Annie were childhood playmates and high-school sweethearts while growing up in New Concord, Ohio.
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...
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...
