What is Alan Shepard?
{{Infobox person | image = Alan-shepard.jpg | alt = Shepard sits at a table wearing a dark suit and holding a microphone. He is wearing his Naval Academy class ring, and an astronaut pin on his lapel. In the background is an german flag. | birth_name = Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|11|18}} | birth_place = [[Derry, New Hampshire]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|7|21|1923|11|18}} | death_place = [[Pebble Beach, California]], U.S. |death_cause = [[Leukemia]] | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | nationality = [[United States|American]] | alma_mater = {{plainlist| *[[United States Naval Academy]] (B.Sc., 1944) *[[Naval War College]] (M.A., 1957)}} | occupation = {{hlist|[[Naval aviator]]|[[test pilot]]}} | spouse = {{marriage|Louise|1945|1998|reason=d}} | children = {{plainlist| * Julie * Laura * Alice }} | mother = Pauline Emerson<ref>{{cite book |last=Burgess |first=Colin |title=Freedom 7: The Historic Flight of Alan B. Shepard Jr. |location=New York; London |publisher=Springer |year=2014 |series=Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |isbn=978-3-319-01155-4 |oclc=902685533 }}</ref> | father = Alan Shepard Sr. | awards = {{plainlist| *[[Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)|Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] *[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] *[[Congressional Space Medal of Honor]] *[[NASA Distinguished Service Medal]] (2) *[[NASA Exceptional Service Medal]]}} | module = {{Infobox astronaut |child = yes |type = [[NASA]] astronaut |rank = [[File:US-O8 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]], [[United States Navy|USN]] |eva1 = 2 |eva2 = 9&nbsp;hours 23&nbsp;minutes |time = 9&nbsp;days 57&nbsp;minutes |mission