Click here to view the Biography of Walter M. Schirra, Jr.

Click here to view article on ship named after Walter M. Schirra, Jr.

Click here to view the article "Schirra: North Jersey native made space history"

Click here to view photos of all the Missons that Walter M. Schirra accomplished

Click here to view Melvin Gelber's information

Click here to view Charles E. Blackford Appointed Article

Click here to view Charles E. Blackford's information

Click here to view photos of the Naval Academy in 1941 and the Hackensack Parade in the 1960s

Background image of 1941 Astronaut on the moon obtained from:
https://appel.nasa.gov/2008/09/01/teaching-geology-to-apollo-astronauts/