Grave Of Donn Eisele
by Peter Bassett/science Photo Library
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Grave Of Donn Eisele
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Peter Bassett/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Grave of Donn Fulton Eisele (1930-1987), NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) pilot. Eisele entered the USAF after graduating from the US Naval Academy in 1952. He served as a test pilot, being selected as part of NASA's Astronaut Group 3 in October 1963. He was the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 7, the first manned test flight of NASA's missions to the Moon. Eisele retired in 1972, dying of a heart attack 15 years later aged 57. The headstone refers to military service related to both the Korean War (1950-1953) and the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Photographed at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA.
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September 25th, 2018
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