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James mentioned Derry, NH had the nickname "Space Town" and couldn't figure out why our what the connection to space was.
When he showed this photo of the Derry PD at Derryfest I noticed the badge/logo has an Apollo Command Module on it...

So I googled "Derry, NH Apollo" and the first search result is about Alan Shepard, the first American in space! He was born in Derry in 1923, attended school in Derry and graduated from the Pinkerton Academy in Derry in 1940 at the age of 16. He joined the Navy, became a test pilot. Eventually joined NASA and was the first American in Space. He later commanded Apollo 14 and walked on the moon.