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Although the Shepards were well off, the children were not coddled. Their father valued work and made sure each child performed their share of domestic chores. Alan’s father was a stern and serious disciplinarian, Alan inherited a stoicism and toughness of character from him. But, Alan was closer to his mother and got his playfulness from her.
The Cogswell in 1945 Shepard’s 105th Sortie with the F4U on the USS Franklin Roosevelt.