alan_shepard | almamater | nwc, ma 1957 <tsp> alan_shepard | was selected by nasa | 1959 <tsp> distinguished_service_medal_(united_states_navy) | higher | department_of_commerce_gold_medal <tsp> alan_shepard | deathplace | california <tsp> alan_shepard | birthplace | new_hampshire <tsp> alan_shepard | birthdate | 1923-11-18 <tsp> alan_shepard | awards | distinguished_service_medal_(united_states_navy) <sep> alan bartlett shepard jr (november 18, 1923 – july 21, 1998) was an american astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman in 1961, he became the second person and the first american to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the moon at age 47 a graduate of the united states naval academy at annapolis, shepard saw action with the surface navy during world war ii he became a naval aviator in 1946, and a test pilot in 1950 
alan shepard (born on november 18. 1923 in new hampshire)graduated from nwc in 1957 with a m.a. he was selected by nasa in 1959 and was awarded the distinguished service medal by the united states navy which is higher than the department of commerce gold metal. alan shepard died in california.shepard was a graduate of the university of states