Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Alan B. Shepard.

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Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Alan B. Shepard.

1944-1974

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/74880569

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (May 20, 1944-July 31, 1974); Correspondence (May 15, 1961-May 7, 1971); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (May 21, 1945-February 9, 1971); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (August 26, 1944-December 3, 1973); Disciplinary (March 21, 1951-September 21, 1951); Medical Records (January 31, 1944-July 29, 1974); Photographs & Negatives (May 1944-July 1965); Original Containers (n.d.).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11637727

National Archives at St. Louis

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Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998

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Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II. He became a naval aviator in 1946, and a test pilot in 1950. He was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts in ...