Alan_Shepard | almaMater | "NWC, M.A. 1957" Alan_Shepard | occupation | Test_pilot Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States_Navy) | higher | Department_of_Commerce_Gold_Medal Alan_Shepard | nationality | United_States Alan_Shepard | deathPlace | California Alan_Shepard | birthPlace | New_Hampshire Alan_Shepard | award | Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States_Navy)
American Alan Shepard was a test pilot who graduated from NWC with an M.A. in 1957. Shepard was born in New Hampshire and died in California and along the way he won the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Navy which is an award higher than the Department of Commerce Gold Medal.