Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. News Releases, 1/27/1970 - 12/17/1971.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. News Releases, 1/27/1970 - 12/17/1971.

1970-1971

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This series contains news release and background informational records created at Athenai Airport in Athens, Greece and maintained by the Office of Information, 7206th Support Group of the Sixteenth Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The news releases contain an article on Mrs. Earl Ladewig, the wife of the Chief Master Sergeant with the 7206th Support Group. Mrs. Ladewig recalls her time as a babysitter to John Leonard "Jack" Swigert, Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 13 attempted manned lunar mission.

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Swigert, John L. (John Leonard), 1931-1982

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John Leonard Swigert Jr., Jack Swigert, (August 30, 1931 – December 27, 1982) was an American test pilot, mechanical, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, NASA astronaut, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13, he became one of twenty-four astronauts who flew to the Moon. Before joining NASA in 1966, Swigert was a civilian test pilot and fighter pilot in the Air National Guard. After leaving NASA, he ran for Senate but lost in a primary election a...