 | born on March 28, 1928 |
| attended University of Wisconsin from 1946-1948 |
| graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1952 |
| becomes astronaut in 1962 |
| flew on Gemini 7 in 1965 |
| flew on Gemini 12 in 1966 |
| flew on Apollo 8 in 1968 |
| flew on Apollo 13 in 1970 |
| resigned from the astronaut program in 1971 |
| retired from the navy with the rank of captain in 1973 |
| inducted in to the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1993 |
| the book Lost Moon is published in 1994 |
