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SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF DECEASED ASTRONAUTS
\nSOURCE: Information Summaries
\nAstronaut Fact Book
\nFebruary, 1992<\/p>\n
BASSETT, Charles A., II, Captain, U.S. Air Force
\nBorn December 30, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio.
\nBachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas Technological
\nCollege.
\nDied February 28, 1966, at St. Louis, Missouri, in crash of T-38 jet.<\/p>\n
CARTER, Manley Lanier, Jr., “Sonny,” Captain, U.S. Navy
\nMission specialist.
\nBorn August 15, 1947, in Macon, Georgia.
\nBachelor of arts in chemistry and doctorate of medicine from Emory
\nUniversity.
\nFlew on STS-33.
\nDied April 5, 1991, near New Brunswick, Georgia, in the crash of a
\ncommercial airliner while on NASA business travel.<\/p>\n
CHAFFEE, Roger B., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
\nBorn February 15, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
\nBachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from Purdue
\nUniversity.
\nDied January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
\nin Apollo spacecraft fire.<\/p>\n
EISELE, Donn F., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
\nBorn June 23, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio.
\nBachelor of science in astronautics from U.S. Naval Academy; master of
\nscience in astronautics from U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology.
\nFlew on Apollo 7.
\nDied December 2, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan of a heart attack.<\/p>\n
EVANS, Ronald E., Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired)
\nBorn November 10, 1933, in St. Francis, Kansas.
\nBachelor of science in electrical engineering from University of
\nKansas; master of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval
\nPostgraduate School.
\nFlew on Apollo 17.
\nDied April 6, 1990, in Scottsdale, Arizona, of a heart attack.<\/p>\n
FREEMAN, Theodore C., Captain, U.S. Air Force
\nBorn February 18, 1930, in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
\nBachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in
\naeronautical engineering from University of Michigan.
\nDied October 31, 1964, at Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas, in
\ncrash of T-38 jet.<\/p>\n
GIVENS, Edward G., Jr., Major, U.S. Air Force
\nBorn January 5, 1930, in Quanah, Texas.
\nBachelor of science in naval sciences from U.S. Naval Academy. Died
\nJune 6, 1967, near Houston, Texas, in an automobile accident.<\/p>\n
GRIGGS, S. David, Civilian
\nBorn September 7, 1939, in Portland, Oregon.
\nBachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in
\nadministration from George Washington University.
\nFlew on STS 51-D.
\nDied June 17, 1989, near Earle, Arkansas, in the crash of a
\nWorld-War-II-era training plane.<\/p>\n
GRISSOM, Virgil I., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
\nBorn April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana.
\nBachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.
\nFlew on Mercury 4 and Gemini 3.
\nDied January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
\nin the Apollo spacecraft fire.<\/p>\n
IRWIN, James B., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
\nBorn March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
\nBachelor of science in naval science from U.S. Naval Academy; master
\nof science in aeronautical engineering and instrumentation engineering
\nfrom University of Michigan.
\nFlew on Apollo 15.
\nDied August 8, 1991, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, of a heart attack.<\/p>\n
McNAIR, Ronald E., Civilian
\nBorn October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Bachelor of
\nscience in physics from North Carolina A & T State College; doctorate
\nof philosophy in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
\nFlew on STS 41-B.
\nDied January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.<\/p>\n
ONIZUKA, Ellison S., Major, U.S. Air Force
\nBorn June 24, 1946, in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii.
\nBachelor and master of science in aerospace engineering from
\nUniversity of Colorado.
\nFlew on STS 51-C.
\nDied January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.<\/p>\n
RESNIK, Judith A., Civilian
\nBorn April 5, 1949, in Akron, Ohio.
\nBachelor of science in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon
\nUniversity; doctorate of philosophy in electrical engineering from
\nUniversity of Maryland.
\nFlew on STS 41-D.
\nDied January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.<\/p>\n
SCOBEE, Francis R., Major, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
\nBorn May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington.
\nBachelor of science in aerospace engineering from University of
\nArizona.
\nFlew on STS 41-C.
\nDied January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.<\/p>\n
SEE, Elliot M., Jr., Civilian
\nBorn July 23, 1927, in Dallas, Texas.
\nBachelor of science from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; master of
\nscience in engineering from University of California at Los Angeles.
\nDied February 28, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri, in the crash of a T-38
\njet.<\/p>\n
SMITH, Michael J., Commander, U.S. Navy
\nBorn April 30, 1945, in Beaufort, North Carolina.
\nBachelor of science in naval science from U.S. Naval Academy; master
\nof science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate
\nSchool.
\nDied January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident.<\/p>\n
SWIGERT, John L., Jr., Civilian
\nBorn August 30, 1931, in Denver, Colorado.
\nBachelor of science in mechanical engineering from University of
\nColorado; master of science in aerospace science from Rensselaer
\nPolytechnic Institute; master of business administration from Hartford
\nCollege.
\nFlew on Apollo 13.
\nDied December 27, 1982, of cancer.<\/p>\n
THORNE, Stephen D., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Born February 11,
\n1953, in Frankfurt-on-Main, West Germany.
\nBachelor of science in engineering from U.S. Naval Academy.
\nDied May 24, 1986, in Alta Loma, Texas, in an airplane crash.<\/p>\n
WHITE, Edward H., II, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
\nBorn November 14, 1930, in San Antonio, Texas.
\nBachelor of science from U.S. Military Academy; master of science in
\naeronautical engineering from University of Michigan.
\nFlew on Gemini 4.
\nDied January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
\nin the Apollo spacecraft fire.<\/p>\n
WILLIAMS, Clifton C., Jr., Major, U.S. Marine Corps
\nBorn September 26, 1932, in Mobile, Alabama.
\nBachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Auburn University.
\nDied October 5, 1967, near Tallahassee, Florida, in the crash of a
\nT-38 jet.<\/p>\n
