Astronaut Michael Collins Birthplace Plaque
Details:
On the exterior wall of the building about 12 feet above the sidewalk. To the right of the main entry door of the address.
A 2x3 ft white inscribed marble plaque.
The plaque marks the location where the Astronaut Michael Collins, the son of the US Army attaché in Rome, was born on October 31, 1930. Collins served in the US Air Force and as a NASA Astronaut. He was on the crew of the historic Apollo 11 mission during which the first men walked on the moon.
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque is written in Italian. The text reads:
In questa casa
nacque
il 31 ottbre 1930
MICHEAL COLLINS,
intrepido astronauta della
missione Apollo 11
primo uomo sulla luna.
Roma
fiera di questo suo figlio
pose a ricordo perenne
SPQR
XVI ottobre MCMLXIX”
Translation in English:
In this house
on 31 October 1930 MICHEAL COLLINS was born
fearless astronaut
of the Apollo 11 Space Mission
and first man on the Moon.
Rome,
proud of this son
placed in perennial memory
S.P.Q.R
16 October 1969»
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
NASA
United States Air Force
Wars:
Cold War
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