John Glenn

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Gender	Male
Death	8 years ago
Date of birth	July 18,1921
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Born	Cambridge
	Ohio
	United States
Date of died	December 8,2016
Died	The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
	Columbus
	Ohio
	United States
Spouse	Annie Glenn
Children	John David Glenn
	Carolyn Ann Glenn
Height	179 (cm)
Job	Astronaut
	Politician
	Fighter pilot
	United States Naval Aviator
Education	USNTPS
	Muskingum University
Books	John Glenn: A Memoir
	We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves
	John Glenn: A Memoir 4C Ctr
	Tobruk to Tarakan: 70th Anniversary El Alamein Edition
	The Astronauts: Pioneers in Space
	Rethinking Defense and Conventional Forces
	John Glenn: A Memoir 10c Flr
	Catalogue of the Francis Trigge Chained Library, St. Wulfram's Church, Grantham
Space missions	Mercury-Atlas 6, STS-95
	Mercury-Atlas 6
	STS-95
First space flight	Mercury-Atlas 6
Movies/Shows	Mercury 13
	The Real Right Stuff
	The Lazarus Project
	Pawn Sacrifice
Full name	John Herschel Glenn Jr.
Grandchildren	Zach Glenn
	Daniel Glenn
Party	Democratic Party
Space time	0d 4h 55m
Date of Reg.	2019-02-21 11:50:18
Date of Upd.	2023-08-20 09:04:53
ID	439057

Distinguished Flying Cross
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Congressional Gold Medal
Air Medal
National Defense Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Navy Unit Commendation
China Service Medal
United Nations Korea Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Navy Occupation Service Medal
Hubbard Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom

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John Glenn Life story

John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, 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.