Alan Shepard:ALMA_MATER:"NWC, M.A. 1957"####Alan Shepard:OCCUPATION:Test pilot####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:AWARD:Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
Test pilot Alan Shepard was born in New Hampshire, graduated from NWC with a M.A. in 1957 and died in California. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Navy and this is a medal that is higher than the Department of Commerce Gold Medal.