John (Jack) L. Lovell, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 25, 1928. Jack Lovell attended many different schools, such as University of Wisconsin, United States Naval Academy, Test Pilot School, Aviation Safety School, Advanced Management Program at Harvard, honorary doctorates from RockHurst college, Illinois Wesleyan, Western Michigan University, Mary Hardin-Baylor College, and Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received many special honors and belonged to many affiliations. During his Naval career he attended a 4 year tour as a test pilot, had many aviator assignments, served as Program Manager for F4H Phantom Fighter, and served as a Safety Engineer with Fighter Squadron 101. Nasa selected Lovell as one of the 19 astronauts in April
