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John Glenn - Wikipedia
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. [3]

John Glenn | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.—died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio) was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962.

John H. Glenn - NASA
Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn an instant hero.

John Glenn: 1st American to Orbit Earth, Oldest Man in Space
John Glenn was a NASA astronaut who, in 1962, made history by becoming the first American to orbit Earth. He was one of the " Mercury 7," NASA's first astronaut class.

John Glenn - New World Encyclopedia
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times.

A true American hero, John Glenn dies at 95 – The Mississippi Link
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.

John H. Glenn Jr.: Aviator and Astronaut > National Museum of the ...
In John Glenn's long aviation career, he flew with the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Air Force, set a speed record, and shot down enemy aircraft. But he is best known as the first American to orbit the Earth and, later in life, as the oldest person to fly in space.

John Glenn | Muskingum University
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Glenn joined the aviation branch of the Marine Corps, and during World War II, he flew 59 combat missions in the Marshall Islands. Glenn and his wife, Anna Castor Glenn ‘42, devoted much time and energy to supporting their alma mater.

John Glenn: A Featured Biography - U.S. Senate
Already famous as a highly decorated military pilot and astronaut when he arrived in the Senate in 1974, John Glenn sought to become a leader in government. Glenn represented Ohio for 25 years, until his retirement in 1999.

Godspeed, John Glenn - National Archives Foundation
Sixty-three years ago, on February 20, 1962, Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, circling the globe three times in the Friendship 7 spacecraft.