Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. By wpugh Nov 18, 1923 Shepard born November 18, 1923 Period: Nov 18, 1923 to Jul 21, 1998 Alan was born on November 18, 1923 May 30, 1944 Shepard graduated the Naval Academy Jul 27, 1945 Shepard married Louise Brewer Jun 29, 1947 Shepard got his Naval aviator wings Jul 27, 1959 NASA chose Shepard to be in Mercury Project Feb 5, 1961 Shepard was the first man in space Feb 5, 1971 Shepard commands Apollo14 the third mission to moon Jul 21, 1998 Shepard died of luekemia
