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SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF DECEASED ASTRONAUTS
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SOURCE: Information Summaries
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Astronaut Fact Book
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February, 1992
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BASSETT, Charles A., II, Captain, U.S. Air Force
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Born December 30, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio.
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Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas Technological
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College.
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Died February 28, 1966, at St. Louis, Missouri, in crash of T-38 jet.
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CARTER, Manley Lanier, Jr., "Sonny," Captain, U.S. Navy
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Mission specialist.
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Born August 15, 1947, in Macon, Georgia.
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Bachelor of arts in chemistry and doctorate of medicine from Emory
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University.
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Flew on STS-33.
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Died April 5, 1991, near New Brunswick, Georgia, in the crash of a
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commercial airliner while on NASA business travel.
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CHAFFEE, Roger B., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
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Born February 15, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from Purdue
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University.
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Died January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
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in Apollo spacecraft fire.
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EISELE, Donn F., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
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Born June 23, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio.
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Bachelor of science in astronautics from U.S. Naval Academy; master of
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science in astronautics from U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology.
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Flew on Apollo 7.
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Died December 2, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan of a heart attack.
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EVANS, Ronald E., Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired)
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Born November 10, 1933, in St. Francis, Kansas.
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Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from University of
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Kansas; master of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval
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Postgraduate School.
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Flew on Apollo 17.
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Died April 6, 1990, in Scottsdale, Arizona, of a heart attack.
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FREEMAN, Theodore C., Captain, U.S. Air Force
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Born February 18, 1930, in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in
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aeronautical engineering from University of Michigan.
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Died October 31, 1964, at Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas, in
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crash of T-38 jet.
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GIVENS, Edward G., Jr., Major, U.S. Air Force
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Born January 5, 1930, in Quanah, Texas.
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Bachelor of science in naval sciences from U.S. Naval Academy. Died
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June 6, 1967, near Houston, Texas, in an automobile accident.
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GRIGGS, S. David, Civilian
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Born September 7, 1939, in Portland, Oregon.
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in
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administration from George Washington University.
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Flew on STS 51-D.
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Died June 17, 1989, near Earle, Arkansas, in the crash of a
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World-War-II-era training plane.
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GRISSOM, Virgil I., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
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Born April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana.
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Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.
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Flew on Mercury 4 and Gemini 3.
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Died January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
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in the Apollo spacecraft fire.
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IRWIN, James B., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
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Born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Bachelor of science in naval science from U.S. Naval Academy; master
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of science in aeronautical engineering and instrumentation engineering
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from University of Michigan.
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Flew on Apollo 15.
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Died August 8, 1991, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, of a heart attack.
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McNAIR, Ronald E., Civilian
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Born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Bachelor of
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science in physics from North Carolina A & T State College; doctorate
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of philosophy in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Flew on STS 41-B.
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Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.
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ONIZUKA, Ellison S., Major, U.S. Air Force
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Born June 24, 1946, in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii.
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Bachelor and master of science in aerospace engineering from
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University of Colorado.
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Flew on STS 51-C.
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Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.
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RESNIK, Judith A., Civilian
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Born April 5, 1949, in Akron, Ohio.
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Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon
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University; doctorate of philosophy in electrical engineering from
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University of Maryland.
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Flew on STS 41-D.
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Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.
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SCOBEE, Francis R., Major, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
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Born May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington.
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Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from University of
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Arizona.
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Flew on STS 41-C.
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Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.
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SEE, Elliot M., Jr., Civilian
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Born July 23, 1927, in Dallas, Texas.
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; master of
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science in engineering from University of California at Los Angeles.
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Died February 28, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri, in the crash of a T-38
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jet.
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SMITH, Michael J., Commander, U.S. Navy
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Born April 30, 1945, in Beaufort, North Carolina.
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Bachelor of science in naval science from U.S. Naval Academy; master
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of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate
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School.
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Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.
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SWIGERT, John L., Jr., Civilian
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Born August 30, 1931, in Denver, Colorado.
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Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from University of
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Colorado; master of science in aerospace science from Rensselaer
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Polytechnic Institute; master of business administration from Hartford
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College.
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Flew on Apollo 13.
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Died December 27, 1982, of cancer.
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THORNE, Stephen D., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Born February 11,
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1953, in Frankfurt-on-Main, West Germany.
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Bachelor of science in engineering from U.S. Naval Academy.
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Died May 24, 1986, in Alta Loma, Texas, in an airplane crash.
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WHITE, Edward H., II, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
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Born November 14, 1930, in San Antonio, Texas.
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Military Academy; master of science in
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aeronautical engineering from University of Michigan.
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Flew on Gemini 4.
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Died January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
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in the Apollo spacecraft fire.
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WILLIAMS, Clifton C., Jr., Major, U.S. Marine Corps
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Born September 26, 1932, in Mobile, Alabama.
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Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Auburn University.
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Died October 5, 1967, near Tallahassee, Florida, in the crash of a
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T-38 jet.
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