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Swigert, John Leonard, Jr.

Swigert, John Leonard, Jr. (1931-1982), a United States astronaut, served as command module pilot of the Apollo 13 lunar flight in April 1970. Swigert made the flight with astronauts Fred W. Haise, Jr., and James A. Lovell, Jr.

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