Talk:Deke Slayton

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Slayton separation from the Air Force
Per my undoing of your change of November to October, according to Slayton's autobiography, he resigned from the Air Force in November 1963. In his book (on page 138-139 in the edition that I've cited throughout the article), he begins a paragraph about receiving a call from Gen Curtis Lemay "in November 1963" and then his response is that he will resign. Do you have a source indicating it was in October instead? I ask, because this is a fairly non-controversial point, so it's not like Slayton would lie about his date of separation to present himself in a more positive manner. Balon Greyjoy (talk) 08:48, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi Thanks. I don't check wikipedia that regularly and have just seen your edit. I appreciate that date is the one Deke mentioned in his autobiography but it appears he was incorrect. I purchased some of Deke's papers at auction and amongst those was a notification from Curtis E LeMay dated 31st October 1963 confirming that Deke's resignation would take effect on 20 November 1963. On this basis it would seem that Deke must have talked to LeMay at some point in October 1963 re his resignation. I have tried to upload a copy of the letter but without success. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Valentiaspace (talk • contribs) 22:28, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Mission naming
I keep intending to do this but keep getting distracted. The ORB-3 mission was also named after Slayton, hence why the fourth mission was named Deke Slayton II. I think having the first mission in the article as well would be a good addition.  Kees08  (Talk)   03:07, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Added. Balon Greyjoy (talk) 07:03, 23 April 2019 (UTC)