in chronological order | |  John Herschel Glenn Jr. (1921-2016) — also known asJohn Glenn — of New Concord,MuskingumCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,July 18,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;Astronaut; in February 1962,firstAmerican to orbit the earth; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1964,1996,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1975-99; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1984;received theMedalof Freedom in 2012; also inducted to the International Air &SpaceHall ofFame, the National AviationHall ofFame, the International SpaceHall ofFame, and the U.S. AstronautHall ofFame.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December8, 2016 (age95 years, 143days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| |  Relatives:Married1943 to AnnaMargaret Castor. | | | | The John Glenn ColumbusInternationalAirport (Port Columbus International Airport until 2016), inColumbus,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inNewConcord, Ohio, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inWestland,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inBay City,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inWalkerton,Indiana, isnamed forhim. — John GlennHighSchool, inNorwalk,California, isnamed forhim. — John GlennMiddleSchool, inSanAngelo, Texas, isnamed forhim. — Colonel GlennRoad,inLittleRock, Arkansas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by John Glenn:JohnGlenn: A Memoir (1999) | | | | Books about John Glenn: Robert Green,JohnGlenn : Astronaut and U.S. Senator (for youngreaders) |
| | John Leonard Swigert Jr. (1931-1982) — also known asJack Swigert — of Colorado. Born inDenver,Colo.,August30, 1931.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1978; electedU.S.Representative from Colorado 1982, but died before taking office.Astronaut on Apollo 13 moon mission in April 1970, which wasaborted when an oxygen tank ruptured, but returned safely to earth. Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1970.Died, ofbone marrowcancer, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,December27, 1982 (age51 years, 119days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo. | | Harrison Hagan Schmitt (b. 1935) — also known asHarrison Schmitt;JackSchmitt —of New Mexico. Born in New Mexico,July 3,1935.Republican.U.S.Senator from New Mexico, 1977-83; defeated, 1982.Astronaut; crew member for Apollo 17; landed on the moon inDecember 1972.Still living as of 2014. | | Jack R. Lousma (b. 1936) — of Michigan. Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,February29, 1936.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1984.Astronaut; Skylab crew member in 1973. Still living as of 1998. | | Edwin Jacob Garn (b. 1932) — also known asJake Garn — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Richfield,SevierCounty, Utah,October12, 1932.Republican.Mayorof Salt Lake City, Utah, 1971-74;U.S.Senator from Utah, 1975-93.Flew onspace shuttleDiscovery in April 1985. Still living as of 2014. | | Clarence William Nelson (b. 1942) — also known asBill Nelson — of Melbourne,BrevardCounty, Fla.Born in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,September29, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;legislative assistant to Gov.ReubinAskew, 1971; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1973-78;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1979-91 (9th District 1979-83, 11thDistrict 1983-91); candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1996,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Florida, 2001-; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Florida,2020(on behalf ofJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Presbyterian.Flew on thespace shuttle Columbia in January 1986. Still living as of 2020.
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