John Glen

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
astronaut
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
Legion of Merit
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Silver Star
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-07-18
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Cambridge,_Ohio
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Glenn
Carolyn_Glenn
gptkbp:diedIn 2016-12-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:Muskingum_University
gptkb:University_of_Maryland,_College_Park
gptkbp:famousFor being the first American to orbit the Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Glen
gptkbp:influenced space exploration
U.S._space_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Goddard
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkbp:legacy humanitarian efforts
inspiration for future astronauts
advocate for science education
political_service_in_the_U.S._Senate
symbol_of_American_space_achievement
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:John_Glenn:_A_Memoir
The John Glenn Story
gptkbp:occupation author
engineer
test pilot
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
STS-95
gptkbp:servedIn U.S._Senator_from_Ohio
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Annie_Glenn