death_date death_place status birth_place other_names mission nationality birth_date selection rank article_title name type occupation alma_mater
24 september 1996 peoria , arizona , u.s. deceased valparaiso , indiana , u.s. henry charles gordon none american 23 december 1925 1960 dyna-soar group 1 colonel , usaf henry c. gordon
 henry c. gordon usaf astronaut test pilot purdue , mba 1966 university , b.s. 1950 university of southern california
henry c. gordon

henry charles gordon -lrb- december 23 , 1925 -- september 24 , 1996 -rrb- , -lrb- col , usaf -rrb- , was an american aeronautical engineer , u.s. air force officer , test pilot , and astronaut in the x-20 dyna-soar program .
