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[[Image:JGlenn.jpg|right|thumb|John Glenn]]
[[Image:JGlenn.jpg|right|thumb|John Glenn]]
'''John Glenn''' (1921 - ) was the first American [[astronaut]] to orbit the [[earth]].
'''John Glenn''' (1921 - ) was the first American [[astronaut]] to orbit the [[earth]] and the oldest person 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 [[MiG-15|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''.
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 [[MiG-15|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''.