Awards and Legacy
He received:
- Navy Astronaut Wings
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal
- three Distinguished Flying Crosses
- two Air Medals
- two NASA Distinguished Service Medals
- two NASA Exceptional Service Medals
- Robert J. Collier Trophy (1963)
- Iven C. Kincheloe Award (1963)
- AIAA Award (1963)
- AAS Flight Achievement Award (1963)
- Harmon Trophy (1965)
The USNS Wally Schirra, a Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship named for Schirra, was christened and launched March 8, 2009.
In 2010 Schirra was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
A street and a small park are named for Schirra in Oradell, New Jersey and Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania.
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