  charles moss "charlie" duke, jr. (born october 3, 1935), (brig gen, usaf, ret.), is an american engineer, retired u.s. air force officer, test pilot, and a former astronaut for nasa. as lunar module pilot for apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the moon. a former test pilot, duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, which includes 3,632 hours in jet aircraft; and 265 hours in space, plus 20 hours and 15 minutes of extra-vehicular activity. a resident of new braunfels, texas, he is currently chairman of the board of directors of the astronaut scholarship foundation. ==biography== ===early life and education=== duke was born in charlotte, north carolina, on october 3, 1935. he attended lancaster high school in lancaster, south carolina, and graduated as valedictorian from admiral farragut academy in st. petersburg, florida, in 1953. he is also an eagle scout. he received a bachelor of science degree in naval sciences from the united states naval academy in 1957, and a master of science degree in aeronautics from the massachusetts institute of technology in 1964. ===military service=== duke was commissioned upon graduation from the u.s. naval academy in 1957. entering the u.s. air force, he went to spence air base in georgia for primary flight training, then to webb air force base in texas for basic flying training, where he graduated with distinction in 1958 as a member of pilot training class 59-b. duke completed advan
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