Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.07.1924 |
| Birthplace: | New York, New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | ??.??.1960 |
| Selection group: | X-15 1 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. 14.12.1962 |
| Day of death: | 17.03.2010 |
| Place of death: | Orlando, Florida |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Major General,
USAF,
Ret.; Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of New
York, 1951; 52 combat missions during World War II and 70 combat missions in
Vietnam; was selected in 1960 for X-15 Program (16 flights); March 1975 staff
chief of 4th Allied Tactical Air Force, Europa, Ramstein Air Base
(Germany); later living in Heidelberg, Germany; until his death he lived again
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