Walter Schirra

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronaut
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkb:Project_Gemini
gptkb:Project_Apollo
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:born March 12, 1923
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Michael_Schirra
gptkb:Suzanne_Schirra
gptkb:Walter_Schirra_Jr.
gptkb:3
gptkbp:died May 3, 2007
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8_mission
Apollo 7 mission
Gemini 6 A mission
being the only astronaut to fly in Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions.
gptkbp:first_flight October 22, 1968
October 3, 1962
gptkbp:hometown gptkb:Hackensack,_New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Schirra
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkbp:member gptkb:Mercury_Seven
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Captain
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wally
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:astronaut
gptkbp:operating_hours gptkb:11
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Hackensack,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:NASA_Ambassador_of_Exploration_Award
gptkb:U._S._Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:service third American to fly in space
first person to fly in all three programs: Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo
gptkbp:significant_event First crewed Apollo mission (Apollo 7)
gptkbp:spaceflights gptkb:3
gptkb:Apollo_7
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
gptkb:Gemini_6_A
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joan_Schirra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apollo_3
gptkb:Gemini_6
gptkb:Apollo_7
gptkb:Gemini_6_A
gptkb:NASA's_Gemini_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5