Donald Kent Slayton
Military
One of the original Mercury 7 Astronauts.
Flew 56 combat missions with the 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
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Object Number - UPL 54966 - Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton One of the original Mercury 7 Astronauts. Flew 56 combat missions with the 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sparta, Wisconsin | 1 March 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
La Crosse, Wisconsin | 8 April 1942 | |
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Other NASA Astronaut |
Washington, DC | 9 April 1959 | Slayton was named one of the original NASA "Mercury 7" astronauts |
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Other Blast off for Apollo-Soyuz Spaceflight |
Cape Canaveral Florida | 15 July 1975 | Slayton took off for his only space flight, a joint mission with Soviet cosmonauts. |
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Died |
League City, Texas | 13 June 1993 | |
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Other 340th BG Combat Tour |
San Pancrazo Airfield, Italy | Dates are approximate Joined the 340th BG at San Pancrazo and followed to Foggia, Pompeii, Paestrum and Alesani airfields, flying combat missions from each. Flew a total of 56 combat missions | |
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Other 319th BG Combat Tour |
Okinawa | Flew 7 combat missions in the A-26 Invader | |
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Other NASA Director of Flight Crew Operations |
Cape Canaveral, Florida | Slayton, after being grounded for a suspected heart condition, became responsible for selecting astronauts and schedule which crews would man the Gemini and Apollo space flights. |
