Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr

1923 - 1998  (74 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Alan Bartlett Shepard
  Title	Admiral
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	18 Nov 1923	Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930
  		1930 Shepard. 1930 US census, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, enumeration district 8-9, Family Number 107, Shepard.
  Census	1940
  		1940 Shepard. 1940 US census, Belknap, New Hampshire, enumeration district 8-10, Family Number 83, Shepard..
  Military Service	U.S. Navy, WWII
  		Admiral Alan B. Shepard. Admiral Alan B. Shepard.
  Occupation	5 May 1961
  	Freedom 7. The first American in space.
  		US Conquers Space 1. The Bristol (Pennsylvania) Daily Courier, Friday, May 5, 1961 page one.
  		US Conquers Space 2. The Bristol (Pennsylvania) Daily Courier, Friday, May 5, 1961 page two.
  		Mercury 7. The "Mercury 7" were the first seven Americans selected to be astronauts. Front row, left to right: Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter; back row, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, and L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
  		Freedom 7 Freedom 7
  		Freedom 7 Mission. Freedom 7 Mission.
  		Climbing Into Freedom 7. Climbing Into Freedom 7.
  		Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Often presented as part of the flight this is actually part of a flight simulation.
  		Mercury-Redstone 3 On The Launch Pad. Mercury-Redstone 3 On The Launch Pad.
  		Freedom 7 Liftoff. Freedom 7 Liftoff.
  		Shepard photographed in flight. Shepard photographed in flight by a 16mm movie camera inside the Freedom 7 spacecraft.
  		Freedom 7 Recovery. Freedom 7 Recovery.
  		Alan Shepard Completes His Mission. Alan Shepard Completes His Mission.
  		President John F Kennedy. President John F. Kennedy awards NASA's Distinguished Service Medal to Alan Shepard in a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. In the background is Shepard's wife, Louise
  Occupation	31 Jan 1971
  	Apollo 14
  		Apollo 14 Insignia. Apollo 14 Insignia.
  		Apollo 14 Launch. Apollo 14 Launch.
  		Apollo 14 Command Module. Apollo 14 Command Module.
  		Alan B. Shepard Jr. On The Moon. Alan B. Shepard Jr. On The Moon.
  		Apollo 14 Lunar Module. Apollo 14 Lunar Module.
  		Golf On The Moon. On Feb. 6, 1971 Shepard became the first (and so far only) man to play golf on the Moon. It wasn't planned. In the wake of the failure and near disaster of Apollo 13 NASA certainly wasn't in the mood to play games. With the help of a local golf pro he made a six-iron head that could be attached to a tool they would be using to gather core samples. He snuck the head and two balls to the Moon inside his space suit. Due to the constraint of the space suit he had to perform a one handed chip shot. There was no still photograph take to commemorate the moment. This is a frame from a low resolution video. Shepard shanked the first ball, but estimated his second shot traveled more than 200 yards.
  		Apollo 14 Shepard At Work. This photo is sometimes mislabeled as Shepard playing golf. It is him working with the tool that would become his make-shift golf club but, it is not the golfing moment.
  		Apollo 14 Landing. Apollo 14 Landing.
  		Apollo 14 Recovery. Apollo 14 Recovery. Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, is the first out the hatch.
  		Apollo 14 Astronauts In Quarantine. Apollo 14 Astronauts In Quarantine.
  Died	21 Jul 1998	Pebble Beach, Monterey, California
  Buried	Shepard was diagnosed with leukemia in 1996. He died from it July 21, 1998. His widow Louise wanted to cremate his remains and scatter the ashes, but she had health issues of her own. She died from a heart attack five weeks later on August 25, 1998. Their family decided to cremate them both. Their ashes were scattered together by a Navy helicopter over Stillwater Cove, by their Pebble Beach home.
  Siblings	1. Pauline Emerson Shepard,   b. 31 Mar 1925, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 28 Jun 1994, Virginia
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I36418	Nagel
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Alan Bartlett Shepard, Sr,   b. 9 Sep 1891, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 6 Feb 1973, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Pauline Renza Emerson,   b. 3 Sep 1900, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama ,   d. 19 Apr 1993, Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina  (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	30 Jun 1921	Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  		Alan B Shepard Sr Marriage. Alan B Shepard Sr Marriage.
  Family ID	F11624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise Brewer,   b. 3 Jul 1922, Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Aug 1998, California  (Age 76 years)
  Married		Alan B Shepard Jr Marriage. Alan B Shepard Jr Marriage.
  Children	+ 1. Laura Shepard,   b. 2 Jul 1947  [Birth]   2. Julie Shepard,   b. 16 Mar 1951  [Birth]   3. Alice Shepard  [Foster]
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F11625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Nov 1923 - Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire Died - 21 Jul 1998 - Pebble Beach, Monterey, California  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Alan Bartlett Shepard. Alan Bartlett Shepard.
  		Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. In 1961 as part of project Mercury he became the first American to fly in space. A decade later as part of Apollo 14 he became the first (and so far only) person to play golf on the moon.
  		USS Lake Champlain CVS-39. Ralph Weymouth was in command of the aircraft carrier, USS Lake Champlain when it served to recover astronaut Alan B. Shepard and the Mercury capsule Freedom 7.

  
  

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  Astronaut Alan Shepard Family & Dogs. Alan B. Shepard Jr. (center) and his family and their dogs. Back row left to right: Mrs. Louise (nee brewer) Shepard and daughter Laura. Front: daughter Julie and niece Alice. Dogs names unknown. On his way to the launch pad and the flight that would make him America's first astronaut he is said to have said; “You should have courage and the right blood pressure if you want to succeed as an astronaut. And four legs … You know, they really wanted to send a dog, but they decided that would be too cruel.”

  
  

  Stamps & Coins » Slide Show		Alan Shepard Stamp. Julie Jenkins, daughter of Alan Shepard attends the dedication ceremony of the stamp dedicated to her father.
  		Alan Shepard Stamp. Alan Shepard stamp issued by the country of Jordan in 1964.
  		Alan Shepard Forever Stamp. Alan Shepard Forever Stamp.