March 1942-Enlists in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and upon completing ... 1954-1956 - After the Korean conflict, Glenn attends test pilot school at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland.

John Herschel Glenn Jr is an important American ... He enrolled in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program for World War II and became a marine pilot. Glenn flew 59 missions in the South Pacific for ...

March 1942--Glenn entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program ... 1951-1953--John Glenn flew 63 missions with Marine Fighter Squadron 311 in the Korean War. As an exchange pilot with the Air Force ...

John Glenn, Marine Corps combat pilot, pioneer of human exploration ... He enlisted in the National Aviation Cadet Program at age 20 shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and became ...

In an emotional remembrance, John Glenn was honored ... “a daring pilot who risked his life in World War II and Korea and worked tirelessly to advance the field of aviation long before he ...

John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born on July ... His father worked as a plumber, and his mother worked as a teacher. Glenn's ...

President Dwight Eisenhower decided military test pilots would be the first Americans ... This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

He also wasn’t a careful pilot during wartime ... of the 20th century and in technology, aviation, the military, and in politics, John Glenn was a giant of the 20th century.

March 1942-Enlists in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and upon completing ... 1954-1956 - After the Korean conflict, Glenn attends test pilot school at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland.

March 1942-Enlists in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and upon completing ... 1954-1956 - After the Korean conflict, Glenn attends test pilot school at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland.