Alan_Shepard | almaMater | "NWC, M.A. 1957" Alan_Shepard | deathPlace | California Alan_Shepard | birthPlace | New_Hampshire Alan_Shepard | selectedByNasa | 1959 Alan_Shepard | deathDate | "1998-07-21" Alan_Shepard | birthDate | "1923-11-18"
Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923, in New Hampshire, and died on July 21, 1998, in California. He graduated in 1957 with an M.A. from NWC, and joined NASA in 1959.