Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

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William Reid

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  23.01.1930
Birthplace:  Okemah, Oklahoma
Marital status:  married
Children:  three
Selection date:  04.04.1966
Selection group:  NASA-5
Position:  PLT
Status:  Ret. 01.09.1975
Day of death:  03.03.2014
Place of death:  Cocoa Beach, Florida

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Skylab 4  PLT  16.11.1973 - 08.02.1974 84d 01h 15m 
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Total  84d 01h 15m 
           

Additional information

Bachelor of Science in education from Oklahoma Baptist University, 1951; master of science in mathematics from Oklahoma State University 1960; honorary Doctorate of Science degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1974; Colonel, USAF, Ret.; test pilot; was assigned for Apollo 19; later in private business; hobbies: Running, handball, cabinet making, gardening and the study of Biblical history.

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