Jon McBride
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Jon McBride

Capt Jon A. McBride
Born 1940s.
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[sibling(s) unknown]
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Jon Andrew McBride (born August 14, 1943), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut.

Father: William Lester McBride[1]
Mother: Catherine Ann Byus[2]

1943 Born in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
1966 Married Brenda Stewart on 01 Sep 1966 (to 07 Feb 1986)[3]
1971 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. During his Navy career, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Superior Service Medal, three Air Medals and the National Defense Service Medal.
Defense
Superior
Service
Legion
of Merit
Air Medal
National
Defense
Service
1978 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 8. [4]
1984 Flew on Challenger STS-41-G as Pilot with Robert Crippen, Kathryn Sullivan, Sally Ride, David Leestma, Paul Scully-Power and Marc Garneau. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal. [5]
STS-41-G
NASA
Space Flight
1988 Married Sharon Lynne White on 02 Apr 1988 in Galveston, Texas, USA.[6]
1989 Retired from NASA and the Navy.

Sources

  1. William Lester “Daddy Mac” McBride on Find A Grave: Memorial #147501941 accessed on 24 Mar 2019
  2. Catherine Ann “Tachey” Byus McBride on Find A Grave: Memorial #147501995 accessed on 24 Mar 2019
  3. "Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011," Ancestry.com.Ancestry Record 8794 #1986009184
  4. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  5. Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
  6. "Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011," Ancestry.com.Ancestry Record 8795 #8681259

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