Education: B.S. U.S. Naval Academy, 1945

Spaceflights: Pilot, Mercury-Atlas 8 (1962). Command pilot, Gemini 6 (1965). Commander, Apollo 7 (1968)

Was backup pilot for Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7), pilot of Mercury-Atlas 8 (Sigma &), backup command pilot of Gemini 6, and commander of Apollo 7.

Retired from NASA and the Navy in July 1969 to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Control Company, Englewood, Colorado, and Chairman, Sernco, Inc. Became Director of Marketing-Powerplant and Aerospace Systems, Johns Manville Company, and Vice President for Development for Goodwin Companies in Middleton, Colorado. Elected to the Board of Directors of Electromedics, Inc. in 1980.

Currently an aerospace consultant in Rancho Sante Fe, California.