| John P. Stapp AKA John Paul Stapp Born: 11-Jul-1910
Birthplace: Bahia, Brazil
Died: 13-Nov-1999
Location of death: Alamogordo, NM
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Rocket sled pioneer Military service: USAF (1944-70) Father: Charles Franklin Stapp (b. 15-Sep-1881, d. 1956)
Mother: Mary Louise Shannon (b. 4-Feb-1879, d. 1940)
Brother: Robert Grady Stapp (b. 15-Jan-1912)
Brother: Carlos Celso Stapp (b. 11-Dec-1913)
Brother: Wilford Lee Stapp (b. 22-Sep-1918)
Wife: Lillian Lanese (m. 23-Dec-1957)
High School: San Marcos Baptist Academy, San Marcos, TX
University: BA English, Baylor University (1931)
University: MA Zoology, Baylor University (1932)
Teacher: Decatur College
University: PhD Biophysics, University of Texas at Austin (1940)
Medical School: MD, University of Minnesota (1944)
Professor: University of Southern California
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration consultant
NASA consultant
American Rocket Society President
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Ig Nobel Prize Engineering (2003)
Legion of Merit
National Aviation Hall of Fame
National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1991
Appears on the cover of:
Time, 12-Sep-1955, DETAILS: Space Surgeon Stapp
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