alan_shepard | almamater | 'nwc ma 1957' <tsp> alan_shepard | was a crew member of | apollo_14 <tsp> alan_shepard | deathplace | california <tsp> alan_shepard | birthplace | new_hampshire <tsp> alan_shepard | was selected by nasa | 1959 <tsp> alan_shepard | nationality | united_states <tsp> alan_shepard | birthdate | '1923-11-18' <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 was born on nov 18. 1923 in new hampshire. us. he graduated from nwc in 1957 with an m.a. in 1959 he began working for nasa and was a member of apollo 14. he died in california.a graduate of the united states naval academy at annapolis, he saw action in world war ii