Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks is a retired colonel

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 in the United States Air Force

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 and a former NASA

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 astronaut

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. He served on four Space Shuttle

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 missions.
Hendricks was born on July 5, 1952, in Bryan, Ohio

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, but considers Woodville, Ohio

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, to be his hometown. He graduated from Woodmore High School

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 in 1970. He is married and has three children.

• 1974: Bachelor of Science
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   degree in civil engineering
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  , United States Air Force Academy
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• 1982: Master of Public Administration
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   degree, Golden Gate University
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• The Distinguished Flying Cross
• the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
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• the Defense Superior Service Medal
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• the Defense Meritorious Service Medal
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• Air Force Meritorious Service Medals (2)
• Air Force Commendation Medals (2)
• NASA Space Flight Medal
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  s (4)
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Defiance College (1993)
• F-4 Fighter Weapons School Outstanding Flying Award
• Named Pilot Training Distinguished Graduate and F-16 Conversion Course Top Gun
• Inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.

Henricks completed pilot training at Craig Air Force Base

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 (AFB) in Selma, Alabama

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, and F-4 Phantom II

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 conversion training at Homestead AFB in Miami, Florida

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