What was the maiden name of the mother of astronaut Buzz Aldrin?
Buzz Aldrin was one of the first two persons to walk on the surface of our natural satellite. What is interesting is that his mother's maiden name was Moon.
Aldrin was born on the 20th of January, 1930, in Mountainside Hospital. His parents were Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr. (1896–1974), a career military man, and Marion Gaddys Aldrin (née Moon) (1903–1968), who lived in Montclair.
The renowned astronaut is of Scottish, Swedish, and German ancestry. He was born as Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., but has been called "Buzz" throughout all his life. Buzzer was just the way his sister mispronounced the word brother. Later the funny word was shortened to Buzz, which became the astronaut's official name in 1988.
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William Laughlin
Her name was Marion Gaddys Moon. Moon was indeed, her maiden name. The author has listed her name in a confusing and inaccurate manner. http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Marion_Gaddys_Moon_(1903-1968)
Ajay Patel
William Laughlin That was nice of you to take time to explain to eliminate confusion.
William Laughlin
Ajay Patel Thank you. As you can see, not everyone appreciates my comment and some have even interpreted it as condescending, though I cannot imagine why a simple correction would be viewed as such.
earlepg
I already knew her name. Probably heard it mentioned during the tv coverage about the time he was on tbe moon.
Lawanta
As in "Daphne Moon", a character who appeared on the TV show Frasier, and hailed from Manchester, England😊
deborahpmercer
How gloriously appropriate!
illonabird
I must have missed something. None of the comments below, referring to a post by William Laughlin, makes any sense whatsoever, in that his comment does not appear.
teresab
Inadequate reference.
Sandy
Use of née is correct.
Definition of née
1—used to identify a woman by her maiden family name
Mrs. Jane Doe, née Smith (or - Mrs. Marion Aldrin, née Moon)
Mark Yakabuski
Another great bit of Aldrin trivia. When they were just about to blast off, engines ignited, arms just about to release the Saturn V, his heart rate was 68. Now those are big cohones.
Ken Putnam
William Laughlin,
Marion Gaddys Aldrin (née Moon)
Nothing confusing about that, if you speak English fluently
larrywagner
Todd Cates, Got your back Todd.
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Brian G, 69 cents. 2 quarters, a dime, a nickel, (I believe a buffalo) and 4 pennies, (2 of which were wheat cents). Any more info your needing?
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Vince Savage, Is your cave cold this winter?
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Richie Diana, It's one of those things that comes up sometime in our life, some remember it some don't. That's trivia.
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Carolyn Brior, Be nice, you don't have to point out a small mistake.
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tesla alset, Good reply Tesla, keep it up.
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Jerry Edwards, Good catch Jerry, Tesla mean well by all means.