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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]
Dec 9, 2016 · Astronaut John Glenn, far right, accompanies his family onto an Air Force plane in Key West, Fla., on Feb. 26, 1962, en route to a series of celebrations after his spaceflight. From left are his...
Senator John Glenn and his wife Annie Glenn were in Cambridge Ohio today to attend a ceremony where the local Cambridge Post Office was renamed as the John Herschel Glenn Jr. Post Office.
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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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- July 18, 1921
- Anna Margaret (Castor) Glenn
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Dec 8, 2016 · Personal. 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...
Dec 8, 2023 · On 6 April 1943, Lieutenant Glenn married Miss Anna Margaret Castor, also from New Concorde. They would have two children, Carolyn Ann Glenn and John David Glenn. In October 1943, Glenn was promoted to First Lieutenant.
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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.
