James Irwin
Astronaut
1930 – 1991
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Who was James Irwin?
James Benson "Jim" Irwin was an American astronaut. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the first, and youngest, of those astronauts to die.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1930
Pittsburgh - Ethnicity
- Irish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- United States Naval Academy
- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
- Bachelor of Science
- Died
- Aug 8, 1991
Glenwood Springs - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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