Donn F. Eisele

Donn Eisele
Eisele in 1964
Born	Donn Fulton Eisele (1930-06-23)June 23, 1930 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 1, 1987(1987-12-01) (aged 57) Tokyo, Japan
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS) Air University (MS)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross NASA Exceptional Service Medal AIAA Haley Astronautics Award National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Special Trustees Award NASA Distinguished Service Medal (posthumously)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	10d 20h 8m
Selection	NASA Group 3 (1963)
Missions	Apollo 7
Mission insignia
Retirement	June 1, 1970

Donn Fulton Eisele (June 23, 1930 – December 1, 1987) (Colonel USAF) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and later a NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot for the Apollo 7 mission in 1968. After retiring from both NASA and the Air Force in 1972, he became the Peace Corps country director for Thailand, before moving into private business.