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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.
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.
John Herschel Glenn, Jr., was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, the son of John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn. At age two, young John moved with his parents to New Concord, where his father opened a plumbing business.
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. Muskingum College is among nine colleges or universities that subsequently awarded him honorary doctoral degrees.
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...
He was the son of plumber John Herschel Glenn and Clara Sproat. Glenn credits his parents with instilling his deep-rooted Presbyterian faith and the accompanying philosophy that everyone is given certain talents and a duty to use them to the fullest.
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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...
