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Apollo 16 lunar module pilot Duke calls himself straight American
Apollo 16 lunar module pilot Charles Moss Duke Jr. describes his outlook as straight American, expressing pride in his country and space program. The 36 year old from Charlotte, born twin in North Carolina, grew up in Lancaster South Carolina with a medical brother wary of flying, while he pursued a military aviation career and the thrill of air and height.
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Charlotte
N.C
Lancaster
S.C
William M. Duke
Admiral Farragut Academy
St. Petersburg
Fla
U.S. Naval Academy
Duke
Naval Aviation
Air Force
Germany
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dorothy Meade Claiborned
Atlanta
Boston
Air Force Test Pilot's School
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Moon
Earth
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Mattingly
Duke of
John Young
Young
Lunar