| Full Name: | Alan Bartlett Sherpard, Jr. |
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| Birthdate: | November 18, 1923 - Derry, New Hampshire |
| Death: | July 21, 1998 - Pebble Beach, California |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science - United States Naval Academy Master of Arts - Naval War College |
| Military Service: | Rear Admiral, United States Navy |
| Selection: | NASA Group 1 (1959) |
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| Mercury-Redstone 3 | Apollo 14 |
| Freedom 7 | CSM Kitty Hawk LM Antares |
| May 5, 1961 | January 31-February 9, 1971 |
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| During World War II, Alan Shepard served in the Pacific Theater as a gunnary officer on the U.S.S. Cogswell |
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| Alan Shepard inside the Freedom 7 spacecraft prior to the launch of the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission |
Alan Shepard meets with President John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Lyndon Johnson at the White House in Washington, D.C. |
Alan Shepard stands next to the United States flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission |
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