Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

Von Gohren

John Edward

USA

John Von Gohren

Personal data

Birthdate:  
Birthplace:  Munich / Germany
Marital status:  married
Children:  three
Selection date:  ??.??.1987
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 05.06.1987
Day of death:  ??.??.1989
Place of death:  on the way to California

Additional information

Lieutenant, USN; semi finalist in NASA group 12 selection; died of pulmonary edema (something like a fatal asthma attack), but he was not diagnosed as asthmatic.

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