Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

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Halvor Martin, Jr. "Hal"

USA

Personal data

Birthdate:  23.05.1929
Birthplace:  Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Marital status:  married
Children:  three
Selection date:  ??.??.1958
Position:  PLT
Status:  Ret. 02.04.1959
Day of death:  08.04.1959
Place of death:  Indian Springs, Nevada

Additional information

Captain, USAF; graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1951; test pilot; one of 32 semi finalists in NASA group 1 selection; killed in F-106B crash a few days after final group 1 selection.
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