| Full Name: | John Herschel Glenn, Jr. |
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| Birthdate: | July 18, 1921 - Cambridge, Ohio |
| Death: | December 8, 2016 - Columbus, Ohio |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science in engineering - Muskingum University |
| Military Service: | Colonel, United States Marine Corps |
| Selection: | NASA Group 1 (1959) |
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| Mercury-Atlas 6 | STS-95 |
| Friendship 7 | Discovery |
| February 20, 1962 | October 29-November 7, 1995 |
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| John Glenn flew 57 combat missions in World War II and 27 combat missions in the Korean War |
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| John Glenn climbs into the Friendship 7 spacecraft prior to the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission |
John Glenn presents President John F. Kennedy a flag flown on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission |
John Glenn onboard Discovery during the STS-95 mission |
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