Brigadier General (ret.) Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier and went on to become one of the most legendary figures in aeronautical history. Born in 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, Yeager joined the US Army Air Corps at...
Horses, not flying, were Jeana Yeager’s first love. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Jeana moved to Garland when she was four years old. That year, Jeana’s parents bought her the first of several horses. Jeana’s father worked for Ling-Temco-Vought, which...
Gerald Young was the first Air Force helicopter pilot to receive the Medal of Honor. Born in 1930, he served as a Navy enlisted man before entering the Air Force Aviation Cadet program, winning his wings and commission in 1958. His first operational assignment was...
Captain John Young is a 42-year NASA veteran, astronaut, and Moon walker with six space flights spanning the Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. Young was born in San Francisco, California in 1930 and graduated from high school in Orlando, Florida. Young...
