Walter Schirra

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1923-03-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hackensack,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:Gemini_6A
gptkb:Apollo_7
gptkb:Sigma_7
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:children gptkb:Walter_M._Schirra_III
gptkb:Suzanne_Schirra
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-05-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:La_Jolla,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Dwight_Morrow_High_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Walter_Marty_Schirra_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Schirra
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:International_Space_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:U.S._Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:The_Mercury_Seven
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor only astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
astronomer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Florence_Leach_Schirra
gptkb:Walter_M._Schirra_Sr.
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Schirra's_Space
gptkb:The_Real_Space_Cowboys
gptkbp:rank Captain
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Fort_Rosecrans_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Walter Schirra signature.svg
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:Gemini_6A
gptkb:Apollo_7
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
3
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Josephine_Fraser
gptkbp:totalTimeInSpace 295 hours, 15 minutes
gptkbp:tvCommentator gptkb:CBS_News_(Apollo_missions)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 5