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    
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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