Walter Schirra III

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:engineer
gptkb:human
gptkb:pilot
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1923-03-12
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Walter_Marty_Schirra_Jr.
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hackensack,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fort_Rosecrans_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:Wally
gptkbp:children gptkb:Suzanne_Schirra
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-05-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:La_Jolla,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:employer gptkb:NASA
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon
gptkb:For_All_Mankind
The Right Stuff
gptkbp:hasAsteroidNamedAfter gptkb:8722_Schirra
gptkbp:hasCraterNamedAfter gptkb:Schirra_(lunar_crater)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Schirra III
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Society_of_Experimental_Test_Pilots
gptkb:The_Mercury_Seven
gptkb:Order_of_Daedalians
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wally
gptkbp:notableFor only astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:pilot
astronomer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Florence_Leach_Schirra
gptkb:Walter_M._Schirra_Sr.
gptkbp:retired 1969
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:bfsParent gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5