Generate an approximately fifteen-word sentence that describes all this data: William Anders, dateOfRetirement, "1969-09-01"; William Anders, selectedByNasa, 1963; William Anders, birthDate, "1933-10-17"; William Anders, occupation, Fighter pilot; William Anders, birthPlace, British Hong Kong; William Anders, mission, Apollo 8.
Sentence:
In 1963 NASA chose William Anders to become a member of the Apollo 8 crew. Anders was a fighter pilot before that who was born in British Hong Kong on October 17th, 1933 and retired on September 1st, 1969.