John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Wikipedia
Born: July 18, 1921, Cambridge, OH
Died: December 8, 2016 (age 95 years), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Space missions: Mercury-Atlas 6 and STS-95
First space flight: Mercury-Atlas 6
Spouse: Annie Glenn (m. 1943–2016)
Children: John David Glenn and Carolyn Ann Glenn
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Already famous as a highly decorated military pilot and astronaut when he arrived in the Senate in 1974, John Glenn sought to become a leader in government.
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