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Date of Birth	March 25, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio
Childhood / Family	Eagle Scout. Married to the former Marilyn Gerlach, and has four children
Education	University of Wisconsin; United States Naval Academy, bachelor of science, 1952; Test Pilot School, NATC, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1958; Aviation Safety School, University of Southern California, 1961; Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, 1971; honorary doctorates from Rockhurst college, Illinois Wesleyan University, Western Michigan University, Mary Hardin-Baylor College and Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Military Service / Civilian	Captain in the USN (Retired)
Space Training / Specialty	He served as a pilot and commander
Contribution to Space Travel	First person to travel twice to the moon
Space Missions	Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13
Interesting Fact(s)	Captain Lovell held the record for time in space with a total of 715 hours and 5 minutes until surpassed by the Skylab flights. On March 1, 1973, Captain Lovell retired from the Navy and from the Space Program to join Bay-Houston Towing Company in Houston, Texas.
Status	In 1999, he opened up Lovells of Lake Forest, a classic full service restaurant in the heart of West Lake Forest.
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