Walter M. Schirra, Jr.Schirra, Jr.Walter M.NJWorld War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953NavyUSS Alaska (CB 1), 7th FleetCaptainUS Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; Pensacola, Florida (pilot training); Naval Ordnance Training Station, California (test pilot school); Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, MarylandNoVeteranAstronaut Walter Schirra in his Mercury flight suit. 1961.Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congresshttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.12840/DLC-AFC2022-01-11loc.natlib.afc2001001.12840