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[i]We lost Apollo GNC Buck Willoughby [URL=http://buckmemories.blogspot.com/]on September 8, 2009[/URL] to Alzheimer's disease. Buck was sitting to my right at the GNC console when the O2 tank blew on Apollo 13. A cool customer, for sure.[/i]
[b]Briggs N. "Buck" Willoughby, Maj. USMC (Ret), 1934-2009[/b] Willoughby's early years were spent in Colorado. He left to join the Navy where he quickly rose to become a Marine Corps officer and pilot by the age of 21. Following his active duty career, he received a degree in Engineering from the University of Colorado. Upon graduation he went to work for NASA as a mission controller for the Apollo program and was integral in the success of the moon landings. Willoughby and his family later moved to Alaska where he had a successful career with the FAA.
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