Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr.
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr. | |
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San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Air Corps United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1917–1956 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | |
Relations | Buzz Aldrin (son) |
Edwin Eugene "Gene" Aldrin Sr. (12 April 1896 – 28 December 1974) was an aviator and officer in the
Early life
Edwin Eugene (Gene) Aldrin Sr., was born in
World War I
On 16 November 1917, with the United States at war during
In June 1918, Aldrin went to the School of Aeronautical Engineering at the
Between the wars
Aldrin completed flight training in February 1919, and was transferred to the
Now a
World War II
On 4 February 1942, with
Later life
Aldrin left active duty on 21 June 1946, but remained a reservist until he retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of colonel on 1 May 1956.[2] He later became a consultant to the manned space flight safety director of NASA.[1]
Aldrin died in San Francisco, California, on 28 December 1974, while he was visiting his daughter there,[11] and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was survived by his sister, two daughters, and son, Buzz Aldrin.[2][11] His wife Marion suffered from depression and committed suicide in 1968.[2][12]
He is commemorated by the Edwin E. Aldrin Sr. Award, which is presented to an Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) graduate who displays leadership and accomplished AFIT's educational objectives in an outstanding manner.[13]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Sr". Davis-Monthan Airfield. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Sr". Veteran Tributes. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ a b Släktingar.se, Av (8 October 2018). "Månvandraren Buzz Aldrins svenska förfäder". Släktingar-bloggen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Karl Johan Aldrin (1866-1932) - Genvägar - Släktforskning på nätet". genvagar.nu. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Grier, Peter (September 2016). "Buzz" (PDF). Air Force Magazine. pp. 87–92. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Aldrin, E. E. Investigation of behavior of electrically heated wires with varying inclination to wind stream as applied to anemometer development; Relationship of telephone transmitter resistance with diaphragm displacement - particularly to ascertain applicability as indicator for internal combustion engines (M.S. thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Joiner, Stephen (November 2013). "At old McCook Field, the art of flying became a science". Air and Space Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Aldrin, E. E. Dynamical analysis of the spinning of airplanes (Sc.D. thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Hansen 2005, p. 349.
- ^ Hansen 2005, p. 350.
- ^ a b "Edwin E. Aldrin Sr.,78, Is Dead; Aviator Was Astronaut's Father". The New York Times. 2 January 1975. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Solomon, Deborah (15 June 2009). "The Man on the Moon". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Geiger, Stacey (28 March 2018). "AFIT awards 235 masters and 6 doctorate degrees at graduation ceremony". Wright-Patterson AFB. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
References
- OCLC 937302502.