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Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m

Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory

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Gerald James Farrell

Preferred Name: Jerry
Date of Birth: November 3, 1930
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Headed West Date: August 9, 2014
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Gerald “Jerry” Farrell, Maj USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on August 9, 2014.

Gerald “Jerry” James Farrell, November 3, 1930 – August 9, 2014

SSS member Gerald “Jerry” James Farrell, 83, headed West August 9, 2014 after an aneurism a week earlier.  He was born November 3, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan to Jerome and Ilean Farrell.

Jerry is survived by his beloved wife, Patricia M. Farrell; three children, Kevin Farrell, Brian Farrell, Elaine Culotti; 7 grandchildren; and sister, Joyce Dahlberg.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 18, 2014 at Church of the Risen Christ Catholic Church, 3060 S. Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO. With a reception following the service at Wings Over The Rockies.

Burial will be at 1:00pm with Military Honors on August 19, 2014 at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 3698 South Sheridan Blvd, Denver, CO. Family and friends are invited to gather at Staging Area “A” by 12:45pm –

See more at: Https://www.horancares.com/obituary/Gerald-Jerry-James-Farrell/Aurora-CO/1408671#sthash.Fni3Cw1r.dpuf

 

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