[DOC] [TLE] John Glenn - Wikipedia [PAR] John Herschel Glenn Jr. (born July 18, 1921), (Col, USMC, Ret.), is a former 
aviator, engineer, ... During the Korean War, Glenn was assigned to VMF-311, 
flying the new F9F Panther jet interceptor. ... Glenn became the first American to 
orbit the Earth, aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, on the Mercury-Atlas 6
... [DOC] [TLE] Glenn Orbits the Earth | NASA [PAR] Feb 16, 2012 ... Group shot of the original Mercury Astronauts taken at the Manned Spacecraft ... 
He became the third American in space and the first to orbit Earth. ... 55 minutes, 
and 23 seconds before the spacecraft splashed down in the ocean. ..... In the last 
nine days of fighting in Korea Glenn downed three MIG's in... [DOC] [TLE] John H. Glenn Jr.: Aviator and Astronaut > National Museum of the ... [PAR] May 27, 2015 ... In John Glenn's long aviation career, he flew with the U.S. Marines and the U.S. ... 
But he is best known as the first American to orbit the Earth and, later in life, as 
the ... Glenn shot down three North Korean MiG-15 fighters and soon ... This 
record-setting B-58 is on display in the museum's Cold War Gallery.) [DOC] [TLE] John Glenn, Astronaut and Senator Flew 59 Combat Missions In ... [PAR] Mar 3, 2016 ... Before his 25-year career in the Senate (1974-1999), however, he earn. ... 59 
Combat Missions In WWII And Shot Down 3 Russian MiG-15s in Korea ... After 
the Korean War, Glenn went through the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and ... 
became the first American to complete an entire orbit around the Earth. In... [DOC] [TLE] John Glenn - Conservapedia [PAR] Jun 27, 2016 ... Glenn served as a Marine pilot in World War II and the Korean War. ... Panther 
and F-86 Saber over Korea, shooting down three MiGs in the Saber. ... Glenn 
became the first American to orbit the earth, doing so three times in... [DOC] [TLE] United States Senator Archives - This Day in Aviation [PAR] Jul 23, 2016 ... He shot down all three MiG fighters with F-86F-30-NA serial number 52-4584. ... 
Air Medal with 18 Clusters for his service during World War II and Korea. ... the 
first American to orbit the Earth, returned to space as a member of... [DOC] [TLE] John Glenn Archives - This Day in Aviation [PAR] He shot down all three MiG fighters with F-86F-30-NA serial number 52-4584. ... 
holds the Air Medal with 18 Clusters for his service during World War II and Korea
. .... of the program, he became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Famous Korean War Veterans - History in the Headlines [PAR] Jun 25, 2015 ... In the last nine days of the Korean War, he shot down three MiGs. After his 
service in ... In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth. [DOC] [TLE] Space Today Online - Astronaut John Glenn [PAR] ... war hero, first American to orbit Earth, U.S. senator, the oldest person to fly in 
space. ... for the Korean War, flying 63 missions and shooting down three MIGs. [DOC] [TLE] John Glenn | American astronaut and United States senator ... [PAR] Sep 30, 2016 ... The first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. (Soviet 
cosmonaut Yury ... In the Korean War, he flew 90 missions, and in the last nine 
days of the war, he shot down three MiGs. He graduated from the... [DOC] [TLE] Susan Kee - Honoring Korean War Veterans added 8 ... - Comments [PAR] Honoring Korean War Veteran and Astronaut JOHN GLENN - 2 tours in ... He 
logged 27 missions in the faster F-86F Sabre and shot down three MiG-15s near 
the ... Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, aboard Friendship 7 on
... [DOC] [TLE] John Glenn | Astronaut Scholarship Foundation [PAR] After the war, Glenn flew reconnaissance missions in the Pacific and later 
became an instructor in ... In the last nine days of

Question: This first American to orbit the Earth shot down 3 MIGs during the Korean War
Answer: John Glenn