Alfred Merrill Worden biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Alfred Merrill Worden

Author Name:

Alfred Merrill Worden

Born As:

Alfred Merrill "Al" Worden

Other Names:

Al Worden

Born:

7 Feb 1932

Died:

17 Mar 2020




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Fighter pilot, test pilot                          
Worden graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in June 1955 and, after being commissioned in the Air Force, received flight training at Moore Air Force Base, Texas; Laredo Air Force Base, Texas; and Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

Worden was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He served as a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 9 flight and as backup Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 12 flight.                          
                                              
Apollo 15