Alan Shepard:WAS_A_CREW_MEMBER_OF:Apollo 14####New Hampshire:BIRD:Purple finch####Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy):HIGHER:Department of Commerce Gold Medal####Alan Shepard:BIRTH_PLACE:New Hampshire####Apollo 14:OPERATOR:NASA####Alan Shepard:AWARD:Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
Alan Shepard was born in New Hampshire, home of the purple finch. He served as a crew member of the Apollo 14, a NASA operated mission. The US Navy awarded Alan Shepard the Distinguished Service Medal, which ranks higher than Department of Commerce Gold Medal.