This book documents the role played by USS Hornet (CVS-12) in the
recovery of the Apollo 11 Command Module after its splashdown in
the Pacific Ocean on 24 July 1969. The book covers a period of time
leading up to the recovery of Apollo 11, from approximately 5 June
– 24 July 1969, during which crewmen of USS Hornet plus
specialised NASA and DoD space flight recovery units prepared for
the recovery operation. Moon Men Return offers a detailed account
of those preparations, drawn from both historical records and the
personal memories of 80 men who served on board USS Hornet and
directly participated in the recovery operation. The purpose of
this book is to document for future generations the Navy’s role
in the successful final phase of the historic flight of Apollo
11– the manned space flight which culminated in man’s first
walk upon another celestial body, the moon. About the Authors Scott
W. Carmichael is currently employed as the senior security and
counterintelligence investigator for the Defence Intelligence
Agency. He has accumulated a total of approximately 30 years of
service with the Department of Defence. He lives with his wife and
three children in Crofton, Maryland. John M. Wolfram is a childhood
acquaintance of Mr. Carmichael. Mr. Wolfram served from 1967–1971
as a member of the Navy’s UnderWater Demolition Team 11 (UDT-11).
On 24 July 1969, Mr. Wolfram served with the 12-man UDT detachment
which participated in the recovery of Apollo 11 after it splashed
down in the Pacific Ocean upon its return from the moon.
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