Alan Shepard:ALMA_MATER:"NWC, M.A. 1957"####Alan Shepard:WAS_SELECTED_BY_NASA:1959####Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy):HIGHER:Department of Commerce Gold Medal####Alan Shepard:DEATH_PLACE:California####Alan Shepard:BIRTH_PLACE:New Hampshire####Alan Shepard:DATE_OF_BIRTH:"1923-11-18"####Alan Shepard:AWARD:Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
Alan Shepard was born on Nov 18, 1923 in New Hampshire. He graduated from NWC with an M.A. in 1957 and was hired by NASA in 1959. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the US Navy, which ranks higher than the Dept of Commerce Gold Medal. Shepard died in California.