AKA John Watts Young

Born: 24-Sep-1930
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Died: 5-Jan-2018
Location of death: Houston, TX
Cause of death: Pneumonia

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Astronaut

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: 9th to walk on the Moon

Military service: US Navy (1952-76, Capt.)

Flew on Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, and STS-9.

Father: William H. Young
Mother: Wanda Howland
Wife: Barbara White (div., one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Sandy (b. 30-Apr-1957)
Son: John (b. 17-Jan-1959)
Wife: Susy Feldman (until his death)

    High School: Orlando High School, Orlando, FL
    University: BS Aeronautical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1952)

    American Astronautical Society
    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Sigma Chi Fraternity
    Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
    Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1981

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    In the Shadow of the Moon (19-Jan-2007) · Himself

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