American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist, u.s. navy aviator (1931-1955).
Born January 31st, 1931 in Akron.
Died May 30th, 1955 at 24 years old in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks