edwin (buzz) aldrin By facebooker_100003644523030 Jan 20, 1930 born in Glen Dale, New Jersey born in Glen Ridge,New Jersey Oct 1, 1936 picked as the 3rd pilot out of 2 for the apollo 11 mission Aug 1, 1945 high school----- Montclair Highschool Jun 25, 1950 fighter pilot in korean war Jan 1, 1951 graduated at west point with his bachelors degree in mechanical engineering Jul 20, 1969 touched down on the moon