Alan Shepard was born in New Hampshire, home of the Purple Finch bird. As an adult he joined the navy and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal which ranks higher than the Department of Commerce Gold medal. It was no wonder that NASA chose Alan to crew the Apollo 14 mission.
San Marcos is the county seat of Hays County, Texas.
Graeme Garden stars in the TV series of Bananaman which was shown on BBC and first aired on 3 October 1983.
Alan Shepard | mission | Apollo 14 New Hampshire | bird | Purple finch Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy) | higher | Department of Commerce Gold Medal Alan Shepard | birth place | New Hampshire Apollo 14 | operator | NASA Alan Shepard | award | Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy) Hays County, Texas | county seat | San Marcos, Texas Bananaman | broadcasted by | BBC Bananaman | starring | Graeme Garden Bananaman | first aired | 1983-10-03