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Born on
in Cambridge Ohio -
Got his pilot license
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When he married Annie Castor
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Switched from the Navy to the Marines
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Earned a medal
Distinguished Service Medal -
A flying speed record
In July 1957, while project officer of the F8U Crusader, he set a transcontinental speed record from Los Angeles to New York, spanning the country in 3 hours and 23 minutes. -
When John beat the old cross-country record
