What is William R. Pogue?
{{Infobox astronaut | name = William Reid Pogue | image = William R. Pogue.png | type = [[NASA]] astronaut | status = Deceased | nationality = [[United States|American]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|01|23}} | birth_place = [[Okemah, Oklahoma|Okemah]], [[Oklahoma]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|03|04|1930|1|23}} | death_place = [[Florida]], U.S. | occupation = [[Test pilot]] | alma_mater = [[Oklahoma Baptist University|OBU]], B.S. 1951<br>[[Oklahoma State University|OSU]], M.S. 1960 | rank = [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], [[USAF]] | selection = [[List of astronauts by selection|1966 NASA Group]] | time = 84d 01h 15m | mission = [[Skylab 4]] | insignia = [[Image:Skylab3-Patch.png|40px]] }} '''William Reid Pogue''' (January 23, 1930 &ndash; March 4, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[NASA]] [[astronaut]], teacher, public speaker and writer. He is best known for being a crew member of [[Skylab 4]]. He was born in [[Okemah, Oklahoma|Okemah]], [[Oklahoma]]. Pogue died from [[natural causes]] in the morning of March 4, 2014 in his [[Florida]] home. He was 84 years old. He was outlived by his wife and three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collectspace.com/news/news-030414a-astronaut-william-pogue-obituary.html|title=Skylab astronaut William Pogue dies at 84|date=March 4, 2014|publisher=collectSPACE|accessdate=March 5, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/pogue_william.htm William R. Pogue] at [http://www.spacefacts.de/ Space Facts] {{DEFAULTSORT:Pogue, William R.}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American astronauts]] [[Category:United States Air Force]] [[Category:Writers from Oklahoma]] [[Category:Academics from Colorado]] {{US-biography-stub}}