Apollo 14 crew member Alan Shepard was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the U.S. Navy, an award that ranks higher than the Department of Commerce Gold Medal. Shepard was born in New Hampshire, graduated from N.W.C. with an M.A. in 1957 and in 1974 on August 1st, he retired.
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