Today in History: Oct. 22, 1968 - Native of EGF aids in recovery of Apollo 7 astronauts

Today in History revisits the Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1968, edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story of an East Grand Forks man, a Naval Air Corp commander, who was aboard the aircraft carrier Essex and aided in the recovery of astronauts from Apollo 7 after they had landed southeast of Bermuda. Native Of EGF Aids Recovery Cmdr. Ralph Larson, East Grand Forks native, participated with the recovery force aboard the aircraft carrier Essex when it retrieved the three astronauts southeast of Bermuda Tuesday morning. Larson was stationed in the tower aboard the Essex directing the planes in the rescue operations. A 1951 graduate of the East Grand Forks High School, Larson attended Wahpeton School of Science two years and then enlisted in the Naval Air Corps. After graduation from Pensacola Naval Air Station, he spent three years as Naval ROTC instructor at Iowa State University at Ames. Son of the late Peter J. Larson and Mrs. Jane Larson, 1119 N. Fifth Str