About
The first person to travel into space three times and the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs.
Before Fame
He held the rank of First Class in Troop 36 as a Boy Scout.
Trivia
He flew on Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6A, and Apollo 7.
Family Life
He married Josephine Fraser in 1946 and had two children.
Associated With
He and Alan Shepard were part of the Mercury Seven.
