Gee, he lived to the age of 95, and what a life he lived! He flew an F4U Corsair on 59 combat missions in the South Pacific during World War II. He flew the Friendship 7 space capsule in 1962, and became the first American to orbit the earth. He was a U.S. Senator from Ohio 1974-1999 (Democrat). In 1998, while still a Senator, he flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery at the age of 77 - the oldest person to fly in space.
May he rest in peace - and in glory!

-Joe-