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Charles Duke, Jr.

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The Resume

    (October 3, 1935- )
    Astronaut (April 4, 1966-December 1975)
    Flew aboard Apollo 16 (April 16-27, 1972)
    Tenth person to step on the Moon (April 21, 1972 - 11:59 A.M. EDT)
    U.S. Air Force
    Enshrined in the South Carolina Hall of Fame (1973)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was an Eagle Scout.
    He is President of Charles Duke, Jr. Ministry for Christ.
    He enjoys hunting and fishing.
    He is a golfer.
    He has a couple of honorary doctorates.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the fifth of six men to pilot a lunar module landing onto the Moon.
    His one and only space flight landed him on the Moon.
    He was valedictorian of Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida.
    He graduated the U.S. Naval Academy (1957).
    He earned a master degree from MIT (1964).
    He belongs to the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship and Christian Businessmen's Committee.
    He was selected South Carolina's Man of the Year (1973).
    He served as CAPCOM for the first manned Moon landing - Apollo 11.
    He along with astronaut John Young spent a record three days on the Moon.
    He and John Young brought back 200 pounds of Moon rocks
    He and John Young travelled 16 miles in the lunar rover.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 49.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 73 Votes: 35.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 183 Votes: 44.26% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 103 Votes: 40.78% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 327 Votes: 45.87% Annoying