Deke Slayton of Sparta, Wisconsin was one of the original 7 astronauts in this "planetary" group
[DOC] [TLE] Deke Slayton Biography: Mercury Astronaut Who Waited To Fly [PAR] Jan 30, 2014 ... Deke Slayton was selected for the Mercury program, but had to wait ... Donald "
Deke" Slayton was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts... [DOC] [TLE] Astronaut Deke Slayton during World War II - NASA Great Images in ... [PAR] Slayton was born in 1924 in Sparta, Wisconsin, and joined the Army Air Force 
soon after high school.