James A. Lovell

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Introduction

       On March 25, 1928 James A. Lovell born.  His birth place was Cleveland, Ohio. His mother's name is Mrs. Blanche Lovell. 

 His father is James Lovell.  James has no brothers or sisters and the only kid in the family.  He is still alive, he has not died yet. 

                                                                                    Childhood

     His father died in a car accident when Lovell was very young.  Then, Lovell and his mother moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. James A.  Lovell was interested in rocketry.  Later he attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, for two years.  He still went to the United States Navel Academy.

                                                                                     Adult Life

     James A. Lovell married former Marilyn Gerlachin.  Later Lovell was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962.  James A. Lovell is one of the first humans to leave Earth's gravitational influence on April 11-17 1970.  Lovell retired from the space program on March 1, 1973.  He became the president of Fisk Telephone System Inc. in Houston, Texas, on January 1, 1977.  

                                                                                     Famous/Hero

     A hero is a person who fights for their country or helps other people.  Being famous is a person who is well known and helpful.  My person is famous because  he was selected as an astronaut by NASA.  He competed his fourth mission as a space craft commander of the Apollo13 flight.  Lovell and fellow crewmen Frank Borman and William A. Anders became the first humans to leave the Earth's gravitational influence.  I think that James A. Lovell is a great person because he is a famous astronaut and he completed many missions.