Gemini 4 Experiment Debriefing, 1967

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ASTRONAUTS
The Command Pilot for the GT-4 mission will be James A. McDivitt and the Pilot
will be Edward H. White, II. The backup flight crew will consist of Frank Borman
as Command Pilot and James A. Lovell, Jr., as Pilot. Their pictures and biographies
follow:
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JAMES A. MCDIVITT
Born in Chicago, Illinois on June 10, 1929. He graduated first in his class from the
University of Michigan with a B. S. in aeronautical engineering. McDivitt is ma rried
to the former Patricia A. Hass of Cleveland, Ohio and has three children. McDivitt
joined the Air Force in 1951 and is an Air Force Major. He was awarded three
Distinguished Flying Crosses, five Air Medals and the Choo Moo Medal from South
Korea. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Experimental Test Pilot
School and the United States Air Force Aerospace Research pilot course. He served
at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as an experimental test pilot. McDivitt has
logged more than 3,000 hours flying time, including 2,500 hours in jet aircraft.
McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962. In addition to
participating in the overal I astronaut training program he has had additional specialized
duties. These duties include monitoring the design and development of the guidance
and navigation systems for the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft, as wel I as monitoring
the overall Apollo Command and Service Modules.
EDWARD H. WHITE II
Born in San Antonio, Texas, on November 14, 1930. White received his B.S. from
the United States Military Academy and his M.S. in aeronautical engineering from
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