Alan Shepard : was_a_crew_member_of : Apollo 14 | 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_retirement : "1974-08-01" | Alan Shepard : date_of_birth : "1923-11-18" | Alan Shepard : award : Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
Alan Shepard has died in California. He was born on 18 November 1923 in New Hampshire and served as crew on the Apollo 14 mission. Prior to his retirement on 1 August 1974 he had been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the US Navy, an award higher than the Department of Commerce gold medal.