 AKA John Leonard Swigert, Jr.
Born:30-Aug-1931
Birthplace:Denver, CO
Died:27-Dec-1982
Location of death:Washington, DC
Cause of death:Respiratory failure
Remains: Buried, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, CO
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation:Astronaut
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Command Module Pilot on Apollo 13 Military service: USAF (1953-56); Massachusetts Air National Guard (1957-60); Connecticut Air National Guard (1960-65) Command Module Pilot, Apollo 13, April 11 to 17, 1970. Flew to the moon, but did not land because of an equipment failure en route. He won election to Colorado's 6th Congressional District in 1982, though died from the effects of bone cancer prior to taking office. Swigert never married and has no children. High School: Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, CO
High School:East High School, Denver, CO
University:BSME, University of Colorado at Boulder (1953)
University:MS Aerospace Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1965)
University:MBA, University of Hartford (1967)
BDM Corporation VP (1979)
North American Aviation Test Pilot (1964-66)
Pratt & Whitney Test Pilot (1957-64)
American Astronautical Society
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Society of Experimental Test Pilots Associate Fellow
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1970
Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame 1988
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
For All Mankind (Jan-1989)
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