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Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr.
Buzz Aldrin's father; pioneer aviator
Biographical Record
United States Army Air Corps officer and pioneer aviator (1896 to 1974). Student of Robert Goddard, colleague of Orville Wright, founding member of the early American aviation establishment. Married Marion Moon. The father whose institutional connections facilitated his son's entry to West Point and whose long aviation career formed the family backdrop to the son's astronaut career.
Compiled from primary sources held in the NHI Archive.
Credentials & Roles
Category
Other
Role
Buzz Aldrin's father; pioneer aviator
Sources
Exhibition pages
Archive Sources
This profile was editorially curated from primary sources in the NHI Archive, including newsletters, books, government documents, and witness testimony.
