Alan Shepard : alma_mater : "NWC, M.A. 1957" | Alan Shepard : status : "Deceased" | Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy) : higher : Department of Commerce Gold Medal | Alan Shepard : death_place : California | Alan Shepard : birth_place : New Hampshire | Alan Shepard : date_of_birth : "1923-11-18" | Alan Shepard : award : Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
Alan Shepard went to school at NWC and graduated with an MA in 1957. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the US Navy, which ranks higher than Department of Commerce Gold Medal. He was born in New Hampshire on November 18, 1923 and died in California.