Alan Shepard : alma_mater : "NWC, M.A. 1957" | Alan Shepard : date_of_death : "1998-07-21" | Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy) : higher : Department of Commerce Gold Medal | Alan Shepard : nationality : United States | Alan Shepard : death_place : California | Alan Shepard : birth_place : New Hampshire | Alan Shepard : award : Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
American Alan Shepard was born in New Hampshire and attended NWC, graduating with an MA in 1957. The United States Navy awarded him the Distinguished Service Medal which, in the Navy, is higher than the department of commerce gold medal. He died on the 21st of July 1998 in California.