About
Apollo astronaut who served as command module pilot of Apollo 17 in 1972.
Before Fame
He flew combat missions in Vietnam after completing his flight training in 1957.
Trivia
HIs first words when he took his walk in space were slightly less poetic than Neil Armstrong's; he said 'Hot diggity dog!'
Family Life
He had two children with wife Jan.
Associated With
He was the backup command module pilot for Charles M. Duke on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
