Michael Collins (1930 - 2021)

Born 31 Oct 1930 in Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Ancestors

Died 28 Apr 2021 at age 90 in Naples, Collier, Florida, United States

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Biography

Michael Collins is Notable.

Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969.

1930	Born in Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy
1952	Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy. Joined the United States Air Force. During his USAF carreer, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.	Distinguished Flying Cross
1957	Married Patricia Finnegan
1959	Daughter Kathleen Collins is born
1961	Daughter Ann S Collins is born
1963	Son Michael L Collins is born
1963	Selected by NASA in Astronaut Group 3[1]
1966	Flew on Gemini 10 with John Young. Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal[2]
	Gemini 10	NASA Exceptional Service
1969	Flew on Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
	Apollo 11	Presidential Medal of Freedom
1970	Retired from NASA. Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[2]	NASA Distinguished Service
1971	Director of the National Air and Space Museum (to 1978)
1982	Retired from the USAF[3]
1993	Son Michael died.[4] Inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame[5]
2014	Wife Pat died
2021	Died of cancer at a hospice facility

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
3. ↑ More than an astronaut; an American Airman
4. ↑ Michael Lawton Collins on Find A Grave: Memorial #205131349 accessed on 28 Apr 2021
5. ↑ Hall of Fame Bio

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #226135595 accessed on 28 Apr 2021
• Wikipedia: Michael Collins
• Wikidata: Item Q104859, en:Wikipedia
• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24JV-N7J : 2 October 2015), Michael Collins, 1932; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4W8-Z2W : accessed 18 December 2017), Michael Collins in household of James L Collins, Area D, San Antonio, Justice Precinct 1, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 259-122, sheet 20B, line 62, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4205.
• Ancestry Profile
• Obituary, Legacy
• Obituary, Washington Post