Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

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Gerald Kent

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  ??.??.1943 (?)
Birthplace:  Milan, Missouri
Marital status:  married
Children:  one
Selection date:  ??.??.1977
Position:  PLT
Status:  Ret. 16.01.1978
Day of death:  16.02.2016
Place of death:  south of McKenzie, Florida

Additional information

Major, USAF; at the time of his selection assigned at Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; semi finalist in NASA astronaut group 8 selection; dies in a car crash together with his wife..
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