Astronaut Candidates
NASA Group 3


Surname Given names Date of Birth Place of Birth Selection Position Status Marital status Children Date of Death Place of Death
Adams Michael James "Mike" 05.05.1930 Sacramento, California 12.11.1965 PLT Ret. 20.07.1966 married three 15.11.1967 Edwards AFB, California
Bell Tommy Ila, Jr 04.12.1930 Jacksonville, Texas ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. ??.??.???? married three 14.02.2011 Torrance, California
Brand Vance DeVoe 09.05.1931 Longmont, Colorado ??.??.1963 CDR Ret. ??.04.1992 married six    
Cochran John Kenneth 23.07.1931 Saint Louis, Missouri ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married three 22.09.2008 High Point, North Carolina
Cornell Darrell Eugene 19.08.1932 Moorhead, Minnesota ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married four 10.10.1984 Suwon Air Base, South Korea
Davis Reginald Roderick "Rod" 09.03.1933 Klamath Falls, Oregon ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married one (?)    
Ebbert Donald George 24.05.1930 Kansas City, Missouri ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married three 10.11.2011 ?
Evans Ronald Ellwin, Jr. "Ron" 10.11.1933 St. Francis, Kansas ??.??.1963 CMP Ret. 15.03.1977 married two 07.04.1990 Scottsdale, Arizona
Furlong George Morgan, Jr. "Skip" 23.11.1931 Muskogee, Oklahoma ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married two    
Guild Samuel Murton, Jr. "Murt" 03.01.1930 Staunton, Virginia ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963        
Irwin James Benson 17.03.1930 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 04.04.1966 LMP Ret. 31.07.1972 married five 08.08.1991 Glenwood City, Colorado
Kirkpatrick James Earl, Jr. "Kirk" 12.11.1929 Manchester, Iowa ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married two 04.06.2005 Knoxville, Tennessee
Phillips Charles Laurence "Chet" 13.01.1933 Porthmouth, Ohio ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married five 19.01.1991 Little Rock, Arkansas
Ramsey William Edward "Bill" 07.09.1931 San Diego, California ??.??.1962 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married three 02.05.2018 Annapolis, Maryland
Rupp Alexander Kratz 02.07.1930 Bellefonte, Pennsylvania ??.??.1963 PLT died 11.06.1965 married   11.06.1965 Buford, Ohio
Shumaker Robert Harper 11.05.1933 New Castle, Pennsylvania ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married one    
Smith Lester Robert 11.05.1929 San Francisco, California ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married one 22.07.2020 Dallas, Texas
Swigert John Leonard, Jr. "Jack" 30.08.1931 Denver, Colorado ??.??.1962 CMP Ret. ??.04.1973 single   27.12.1982 Washington D.C.
Vanden-Heuvel Robert Jay 16.03.1930 New York City, New York ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married four 04.10.2023 Fort Walton Beach
Yamnicky John David, Sr. 08.06.1930 Barren Run, Pennsylvania ??.??.1963 PLT Ret. 18.10.1963 married three 11.09.2001 Washington D.C.

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