Editing John Glenn (section)

=== World War II ===
When the United States entered World War II, Glenn quit college to enlist in the [[United States Army Air Corps|U.S. Army Air Corps]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQty14PvMaM&t=1m23s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/jQty14PvMaM| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=John Glenn Dead at 95 &#124; Remembering the First American To Orbit Earth|publisher=ABC News|date=December 8, 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He was not called to duty by the army and enlisted as a [[U.S. Navy]] [[Aviation Cadet Training Program (USN)|aviation cadet]] in March 1942. Glenn attended the [[University of Iowa]] in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] for pre-flight training and made his first solo flight in a military aircraft at [[Naval Air Station Olathe]] in [[Kansas]], where he went for primary training. During advanced training at [[Naval Air Station Corpus Christi]] in [[Texas]], he accepted an offer to transfer to the [[U.S. Marine Corps]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/glenn/glennbio.php|title=John Glenn: Biographical Sketch|publisher=Ohio State University|year=2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017011820/http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/glenn/glennbio.php|archive-date=October 17, 2009}}</ref> Having completed his flight training in March 1943, Glenn was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant]]. Glenn married Annie in a Presbyterian ceremony at College Drive Church in New Concord on April 6, 1943.{{sfn|Burgess|2015|p=50}} After advanced training at [[Camp Kearny]], California, he was assigned to Marine Squadron [[VMJ-353]], which flew [[R4D]] transport planes from there.{{sfn|Burgess|2015|pp=51–55}}

The [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] squadron [[VMO-155]] was also at Camp Kearny flying the [[Grumman F4F Wildcat]]. Glenn approached the squadron's commander, [[Major (United States)|Major]] J. P. Haines, who suggested that he could put in for a transfer. This was approved, and Glenn was posted to VMO-155 on July 2, 1943, two days before the squadron moved to [[Marine Corps Air Station El Centro]] in California.{{sfn|Glenn|Taylor|1999|pp=93–96}} The Wildcat was obsolete by this time, and VMO-155 re-equipped with the [[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U Corsair]] in September 1943.{{sfn|Glenn|Taylor|1999|pp=103–107}} He was promoted to [[First lieutenant#U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force|first lieutenant]] in October 1943, and shipped out to Hawaii in January 1944.{{sfn|Burgess|2015|pp=51–55}} VMO-155 became part of the garrison on [[Midway Atoll]] on February 21,{{sfn|Glenn|Taylor|1999|pp=111–117}} then moved to the [[Marshall Islands]] in June 1944 and flew 57 combat missions in the area.{{sfn|Burgess|2015|pp=51–55}}{{sfn|Carpenter et al.|2010|p=31}} He received two Distinguished Flying Crosses and ten Air Medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osu.edu/johnglenn/the_man.html|title=The Man|publisher=Ohio State University|access-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202120725/https://www.osu.edu/johnglenn/the_man.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=34115 |title=Valor awards for John Herschel Glenn |work=Military Times |access-date=February 28, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220819052456/https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/34115 | archive-date = August 19, 2022 }}</ref>

At the end of his one-year tour of duty in February 1945, Glenn was assigned to [[Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point]] in [[North Carolina]], then to [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]] in Maryland. He was promoted to [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] in July 1945 and ordered back to Cherry Point. There, he joined VMF-913, another Corsair squadron, and learned that he had qualified for a regular commission.{{sfn|Burgess|2015|pp=51–55}}{{sfn|Glenn|Taylor|1999|pp=135–141}} In March 1946, he was assigned to [[Marine Corps Air Station El Toro]] in southern California. He volunteered for service with the occupation in North China, believing it would be a short tour. He joined [[VMF-218]] (another Corsair squadron), which was based at [[Beijing Nanyuan Airport|Nanyuan Field]] near Beijing, in December 1946,{{sfn|Glenn|Taylor|1999|p=147}} and flew patrol missions until VMF-218 was transferred to [[Guam]] in March 1947.{{sfn|Burgess|2015|pp=51–55}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/33458/marine-corps-veteran-john-glenn/|title=#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran John Glenn|publisher=U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs|access-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052107/http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/33458/marine-corps-veteran-john-glenn/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>

In December 1948, Glenn was re-posted to NAS Corpus Christi as a student at the Naval School of All-Weather Flight before becoming a [[flight instructor]].{{sfn|Burgess|2015|pp=51–55}} In July 1951, he traveled to the [[Amphibious Warfare School]] at [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]] in northern [[Virginia]] for a six-month course.{{sfn|Tilton|2000|p=34}} He then joined the staff of the commandant of the Marine Corps Schools. He maintained his proficiency (and flight pay) by flying on weekends, although he was only allowed four hours of flying time per month.{{sfn|Glenn|Taylor|1999|p=166}} He was promoted to major in July 1952.{{sfn|Burgess|2015|pp=51–55}} Glenn received the [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]], [[American Campaign Medal]], [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] (with one [[service star|star]]), [[Navy Occupation Service Medal]] (with Asia clasp), and the [[China Service Medal]] for his efforts.<ref name="nasa" /><ref name="marines" />