John Glenn

From Conservapedia

John Glenn (1921 - ) was the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.

Glenn served as a Marine pilot in World War II and the Korean War. He flew 59 missions in the F4U Corsair in the last war of World War II, and flew the Panther and F-86 Saber over Korea, shooting down three Migs in the Saber. On February 20th, 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, doing so three times in the space capsule Friendship 7.

Getting involved in politics, John Glenn was elected as a Democratic senator for the state of Ohio serving from 1975 until his retirement in 1999.

Sources

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

Biography at Acepilots.com