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Ellison Onizuka
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Born
June 24
,
1946
·
Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, USA
Died
January 28
,
1986
·
over Atlantic Ocean
(Space Shuttle Challenger explosion)
Birth name
Ellison Shoji Onizuka
Mini Bio
Ellison Onizuka was born on June 24, 1946 in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, USA. He was married to Lorna Leiko Yoshida. He died on January 28, 1986 in over Atlantic Ocean.
Family
Spouse
Lorna Leiko Yoshida
(June 7, 1969 - January 28, 1986) (his death, 2 children)
Trivia
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
is dedicated to his memory (the movie was filmed between February-May, 1986) as well the rest of Challenger crew died in the disaster (
Gregory Jarvis
,
Christa McAuliffe
,
Ron McNair
,
Judith A. Resnik
,
Francis 'Dick' Scobee
and
Michael J. Smith
).
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