Date of Birth	November 14, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas
Childhood / Family	He is survived by his wife Patricia and their two children
Education	Bachelor of Science Degree, Master of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering
Occupation	Associate Member of Institute of Aerospace Sciences, member of Sigma Delta Psi, member of Tua Beta Pi
Military Service / Civilian	Lieutenant Colonel, USAF
Space Training / Specialty	White received flight training in Florida and Texas, following his graduation at west point
Contribution to Space Travel	First American to walk in space during the Gemini 4 mission, spending 21 minutes of his 36 minute EVA outside the space craft on January 15, 1965` He was part of the first 3-man Apollo flight.
Space Missions	He was pilot of the Gemini 4
Interesting Fact(s)
Status	Deceased, died in the Apollo 1 fire on January 27, 1967 He was buried with full military honors at West Point
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Links	http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/white-eh.html http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/white.htm http://www.amfcse.org/honor/white.htm http://www.datamanos2.com/apollo1/white.html http://www.astronautix.com/astros/white.htm http://www.thespacerace.com/people/white.php

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