The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Were Any Apollo 11 Astronauts in World War II?
Since today marks the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, I was wondering if any of the three Apollo 11 astronauts: Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, fought during World War II.
All three were born in 1930, which would gave put them between the ages of 11 and 15 during the war, so they did not fight.
However, two of them, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, did fight in the Korean War as aircraft commanders. Buzz was credited with shooting down two MiG fighters.
--GreGen
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