John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Wikipedia
Born: September 24, 1930, San Francisco, CA
Died: January 5, 2018 (age 87 years), Houston, TX
Space missions: Apollo 16, Apollo 10, STS-1, and more
Spouse: Susy Feldman (m. 1971–2018) and Barbara White (m. 1955–1971)
Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (1952), Emory & Henry College, USNTPS, and more
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