Buzz Aldrin : birth_place : Glen Ridge, New Jersey | Buzz Aldrin : alternative_names : "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr." | Buzz Aldrin : was_a_crew_member_of : Apollo 11 | Buzz Aldrin : occupation : Fighter pilot | Buzz Aldrin : alma_mater : "Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sc.D. 1963" | Buzz Aldrin : date_of_birth : "1930-01-20" | Buzz Aldrin : status : "Retired"
Edwin E Aldrin Jr (more usually known as Buzz), has retired. He was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey on 20 January 1930. He graduated in 1963 from MIT with a ScD and became a fighter pilot before becoming a crew member on Apollo 11.