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Straight American Duke a personable Apollo 16 crew member
This article profiles astronaut Charles Moss Duke Jr the most outgoing Apollo 16 crew member He discusses his Southern background his family life and views on the Moon mission He recalls meeting his wife Dorothy and raises his children with booster the family dog He frames Apollo 16 as a matured scientific endeavor and the need to inspire pride in the public.
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Willian J. Cromie
Universal Sefence
Charles Moss Duke, Jr
Rotary Club
American Legion
Admiral Farragut Academy
St. Petersburg
Fla
Air Force
U.S. Naval Academy
Germany
Duke
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Air Force Test Pilot's School
South
Charlie
John Young
Young
Ken Mattingly
Roman
Boston
Dorothy Claiborne
Atlanta
NASA
Booster
Dukes
Charles
Thomas
Young Charlie
Tom
Apollo
Moon
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr