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Homer H Hickam, Jr.

Homer H. Hickam, Jr., was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author of Torpedo Junction,"" a Military History Book of the Month Club selection, as well as numerous articles for such publications as "Smithsonian Air and Space" and "American History Illustrated," he is a NASA payload training manager for the International Space Program and lives in Huntsville, Alabama.